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low St. John's wort
Hypericum stragulum
25 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
St. Andrew's crossHypericum hypericoides
Common St. John's WortHypericum perforatum
St. Peter's-wortHypericum crux-andreae
Stringy StonecropSedum sarmentosum
Common PurslanePortulaca oleracea
spotted St. John's wortHypericum punctatum
Buckley's St. John's wortHypericum buckleyi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,378 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 853 |
| Tennessee | 747 |
| Arkansas | 313 |
| North Carolina | 294 |
| Kentucky | 276 |
| Maryland | 273 |
| Illinois | 116 |
| Missouri | 110 |
| New Jersey | 106 |
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 low 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.