Hypericaceae

Egyptian Saint John's wort

Hypericum aegypticum L.

Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum

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Egyptian Saint John's wort (Hypericum aegypticum) — FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: العرن المصري, أيلود مصري
Bulgarian: Египетска звъника
English: Egyptian Saint John's wort
Greek: Υπερικόν το αιγυπτιακόν
Japanese: ヒペリクム・アエジプティクム
Russian: Зверобой египетский

Synonyms

Elodea egyptica (L.) Jack
Elodes aegyptica (L.) Kimura
Elodes aegyptica (L.) Jack
Episiphis parvifolia Raf.
Hypericum creticum Link
Hypericum heterostylum Parl.
Martia polyandra Spreng.
Triadenia aegyptiaca (L.) Boiss.
Triadenia microphylla Spach

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom W, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tomas Pocius, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: fornaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: fornaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: powerstorchi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.