Hypericaceae
Flatwoods St. Johnswort
Hypericum microsepalum
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Flatwoods St. Johnswort
Synonyms
- Ascyrum microsepalum Torr. & A.Gray
- Brathydium microsepalum (Torr. & A.Gray) K.Koch
- Crookea microsepala (Torr. & A.Gray) Small
- Hypericum isophyllum Steud.
- Isophyllum drummondii Spach
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 89 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: snail_hiker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Viktor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.