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Hypericum ascyron L.
great St. Johnswort

       
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Photo of Hypericum ascyron L.
Hypericum pyramidatum

Rich Dunbar. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Hypericum ascyron L.

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Synonyms:
Hypericum ascyron L.

  HYPY Hypericum pyramidatum Aiton
 

Distribution:
Hypericum ascyron L.

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USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Hypericum ascyron L.

View 8 genera in Clusiaceae, 76 species in Hypericum
 

Classification:
Hypericum ascyron L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Theales
Family Clusiaceae – Mangosteen family
Genus Hypericum L. – St. Johnswort
Species Hypericum ascyron L. – great St. Johnswort
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hypericum ascyron L.

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Hypericum pyramidatum
great St. John's-wort              Threatened
Indiana:
Hypericum pyramidatum
great St. John's-wort              Endangered
Maine:
great St John's-wort              Possibly Extirpated
Maryland:
Hypericum pyramidatum
great St. John's-wort              Endangered, Extirpated
Massachusetts:
giant St. John's-wort              Endangered
New Hampshire:
Hypericum pyramidatum
great St. John's-wort              Threatened
Vermont:
great St. John's-wort              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hypericum ascyron L.

Hypericum pyramidatum:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FAC+ FAC NO FAC+ NO FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Hypericum ascyron L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503129.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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