Hypericaceae

Shrubby St. Johnswort

Hypericum prolificum L.

Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum

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Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 丰果金丝桃
English: Shrubby St. Johnswort, Shrubby St. john's-wort

Synonyms

Brathys prolifica (L.) Payer
Hypericum cryptopetalum B.Vogel
Hypericum foliosum Jacq.
Hypericum kalmianum var. majus Gatt.
Hypericum spathulatum (Spach) Steud.
Myriandra ledifolia Spach
Myriandra prolifica (L.) Spach
Myriandra prolifica var. spathulata (Spach) K.Koch
Myriandra spathulata Spach

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 271 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Clay Gibbons, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: wilderbombyx, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: M. Whitson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bananenfalter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bill Moses, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rebekah A, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AKush, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Edgar Detty, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.