Hypericaceae
Goat St John's wort
Hypericum hircinum
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- عرن ماعزي, أزرار
- arz
- عرن ماعزى
- Basque
- Aker-belar
- Corsican
- Erba bicchina, Arba bicchina, Bicchinella, Pericu
- Czech
- Třezalka kozlí
- Danish
- Stinkende Perikon
- English
- Goat St John's wort, Stinking tutsan
- German
- Bocks-Johanniskraut
- Russian
- Зверобой козлиный
- Swedish
- Lukthyperikum
- Welsh
- Dail-y-Beiblau drewllyd
Synonyms
- Androsaemum hircinum (L.) Spach
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 48 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: 🌴Anxo🌿, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Esculapio, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ash Art, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Esculapio, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tom Drinan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: babydelassigny, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHypericaceae
- Trailing St. JohnswortHypericum humifusumHypericaceae
- Mountain St. John's WortHypericum montanumHypericaceae
- PeterwortHypericum tetrapterumHypericaceae
- Aaron's beardHypericum calycinumHypericaceae
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumHypericaceae
- Goldencup St. John's wortHypericum patulumHypericaceae
- Hypericum triquetrifoliumHypericaceae
- Great St. JohnswortHypericum ascyronHypericaceae
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.