Hypericaceae
Canary island St. johnswort
Hypericum canariense
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 加那利金丝桃
- English
- Canary island St. johnswort
- frr
- Kanaarisk Johanniskrüüs
- Portuguese
- Hipericão
Synonyms
- Hypericum attenuatum Link
- Hypericum canariense subsp. typicum Bornm.
- Hypericum canariense var. floribundum (Aiton) Bornm.
- Hypericum canariense var. platysepalum (Spach) Bornm.
- Hypericum canariense var. salicifolium Choisy
- Hypericum canariense var. triphyllum Choisy
- Hypericum corymbosum Moench
- Hypericum debile Salisb.
- Hypericum floribundum Aiton
- Hypericum platysepalum (Spach) Steud.
- Webbia canariensis (L.) Webb & Berthel.
- Webbia canariensis var. floribunda (Aiton) Pit. & Proust
- Webbia canariensis var. platysepala (Spach) Pit. & Proust
- Webbia floribunda (Aiton) Spach
- Webbia heterophylla Spach
- Webbia platysepala Spach
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
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.