Hypericaceae
St. Andrew's cross
Hypericum hypericoides
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- St. Andrew's cross
Synonyms
- Ascyrum hypericoides L.
- Ascyrum hypericoides var. typicum Fernald
- Hypericoides perforata Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 1,292 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Conboy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Bishop, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ragbird, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.