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Hairy St John's-wort
Hypericum hirsutum
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Common St. John's WortHypericum perforatum
Imperforate St John's-wortHypericum maculatum
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
spotted St. John's wortHypericum punctatum
Square Stemmed Saint John's WortHypericum tetrapterum
Pale St John's-wortHypericum montanum
Hypericum elegans
European goldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 25,135 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 25,131 |
| United Kingdom | 767 |
| England | 745 |
| Russia | 712 |
| Germany | 245 |
| France | 153 |
| Austria | 152 |
| Altai Krai | 104 |
| Ukraine | 92 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Nances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales |
| Family | St. John's wort family · Hypericaceae |
| Genus | St. John's worts · Hypericum |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Hairy St John's-wort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.