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Hypericaceae

Creeping St. Johnswort

Hypericum adpressum W.P.C.Barton

Family
Hypericaceae
Genus
Hypericum

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Creeping St. Johnswort: Hypericum adpressum (Creeping St. John's-Wort) - Michigan, US
Photo: Nate Martineau , iNaturalist observer, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Creeping St. Johnswort
Russian
Зверобой прижатый

Synonyms

  • Brathydium fastigiatum (Elliott) K.Koch
  • Hypericum adpressum f. adpressum
  • Hypericum adpressum f. spongiosum (B.L.Rob.) Fernald
  • Hypericum adpressum var. fastigiatum (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Hypericum adpressum var. spongiosum B.L.Rob.
  • Hypericum bonaparteae W.P.C.Barton
  • Hypericum fastigiatum Elliott
  • Myriandra adpressa (W.P.C.Barton) K.Koch
  • Sarothra fastigiata (Elliott) Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.