Hypericaceae
Slender St John's-wort
Hypericum pulchrum
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
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Common names
By language (17)
- Chinese
- 壮丽金丝桃
- Czech
- Třezalka pěkná
- Danish
- Smuk Perikon
- Dutch
- Fraai hertshooi
- English
- Slender St John's-wort, St. johnswort
- Faroese
- Fagurligt pirikum
- Finnish
- Nummikuisma
- French
- Millepertuis élégant, Millepertuis elegant
- German
- Schönes Johanniskraut, Schönes Hartheu
- hsb
- Lesny křižomnik
- Hungarian
- Kecses orbáncfű
- Irish
- Beathnua baineann
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Fagerperikum
- Polish
- Dziurawiec nadobny
- Slovak
- Ľubovník pekný
- Swedish
- Hedjohannesört, Praktmansblod
- Welsh
- Eurinllys meinsyth
Synonyms
- Adenosepalum pulchrum (L.) Fourr.
- Hypericopsis pulchra (L.) Opiz
- Hypericum amplexicaule Gilib.
- Hypericum pulchrum f. procumbens Rostr.
- Hypericum pulchrum var. filicaule Merino
- Hypericum pulchrum var. gillotii Rouy
- Hypericum pulchrum var. pallidum Rouy
- Hypericum pulchrum var. pallidum Rouy & Foucaud
- Hypericum pulchrum var. procumbens (Rostr.) Beeby
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Danny Steven S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Danny Steven S., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Clem Lolo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Hypericum
- Common St. JohnswortHypericum perforatumHypericaceae
- Spotted St. JohnswortHypericum maculatumHypericaceae
- Sweet-amberHypericum androsaemumHypericaceae
- Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHypericaceae
- Trailing St. JohnswortHypericum humifusumHypericaceae
- Mountain St. John's WortHypericum montanumHypericaceae
- PeterwortHypericum tetrapterumHypericaceae
- Aaron's beardHypericum calycinumHypericaceae
- Goat St John's wortHypericum hircinumHypericaceae
- 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.