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Hypericaceae

Peelbark St. Johnswort

Hypericum fasciculatum Lam.

Family
Hypericaceae
Genus
Hypericum

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Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum)
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Peelbark St. Johnswort

Synonyms

  • Brathydium fulgidum (Raf.) K.Koch
  • Hypericum aspalathoides Willd.
  • Hypericum fasciculatum var. abbreviatum Alph.Wood
  • Hypericum fulgidum Raf.
  • Hypericum galioides var. aspalathoides Torr. & A.Gray
  • Hypericum galioides var. fasciculatum (Lam.) Svenson
  • Myriandra brathydis Spach

Flowers

In flower
March to June, October to January (from 169 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Subshrub
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.