Hypericaceae
St. peterswort
Hypericum crux-andreae
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- St. peterswort
Synonyms
- Ascyrum cruciatum St.-Lag.
- Ascyrum crux-andreae L.
- Ascyrum cuneifolium Chapm.
- Ascyrum grandiflorum Raf.
- Ascyrum simplex Zeyh. ex Turcz.
- Ascyrum stans Michx.
- Ascyrum stans Michx. ex Willd.
- Ascyrum stans var. obovatum Chapm. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Hypericoides crux-andreae (L.) Poir.
- Hypericum stans (Michx. ex Willd.) P.B.Adams & N.Robson
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: wayne boggs, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.