Hypericaceae
Trailing St. Johnswort
Hypericum humifusum
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (25)
- arz
- هيبيريكوم هوميفوسوم
- Belarusian
- Святаяннік распасцёрты
- Catalan
- Millepertuis couché
- Chinese
- 铺地金丝桃
- Czech
- Třezalka rozprostřená
- Danish
- Dværg-Perikon
- Dutch
- Liggend hertshooi
- English
- Trailing St. Johnswort, Trailing St John's-wort
- Finnish
- Matalakuisma
- French
- Millepertuis couché
- German
- Niederliegendes Johanniskraut, Liegendes Hartheu, Niederliegendes Johanneskraut, Millepertuis couché
- hsb
- Ležacy křižomnik
- Irish
- Beathnua sraoilleach
- Italian
- Iperico prostrato
- Lithuanian
- Gulsčioji jonažolė, Millepertuis couché
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Dvergperikum
- Polish
- Dziurawiec rozesłany
- Portuguese
- Erva-das-mil-folhinhas, Hipericão-rasteiro, Milfurada
- Romanian
- Pojarniță prostrată
- Russian
- Зверобой распростёртый, Зверобой распростертый
- Slovak
- Ľubovník rozprestretý
- Slovenian
- Polegla krčnica
- Spanish
- Hierba de San Juan, Hipérico rastrero, Pericón
- Swedish
- Dvärgjohannesört, Millepertuis couché
- Welsh
- Eurinllys ymdaenol
Synonyms
- Holosepalum humifusum (L.) Fourr.
- Hypericum decumbens Peterm.
- Hypericum exiguum Bubani
- Hypericum humifusum f. crassum Pugsley
- Hypericum humifusum f. eglandulosum Pugsley
- Hypericum humifusum f. laxum Pugsley
- Hypericum humifusum f. liottardii (Vill.) Rouy
- Hypericum humifusum subsp. liottardii (Vill.) Bonnier
- Hypericum humifusum subvar. adscendens Neyraut
- Hypericum humifusum var. ambiguum Gillot
- Hypericum humifusum var. australe Lange
- Hypericum humifusum var. australe Willk.
- Hypericum humifusum var. calycinum Willk.
- Hypericum humifusum var. decumbens (Peterm.) Rchb.
- Hypericum humifusum var. glandulosum Wallr.
- Hypericum humifusum var. liottardii (Vill.) Choisy
- Hypericum humifusum var. liottardii (Vill.) Vill.
- Hypericum humifusum var. losae (Sennen ex Losa) Sennen
- Hypericum humifusum var. magnum Bastard
- Hypericum humifusum var. majus Rouy
- Hypericum humifusum var. nanum Gaudin
- Hypericum humifusum var. pumilum Klett & Richt.
- Hypericum humifusum var. radicans Neyraut
- Hypericum liottardii Vill.
- Hypericum losae Sennen ex Losa
- Hypericum repens Georgi
- Hypericum rubrum Wight ex Dyer
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- 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.