St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Dangerous to: cattle, sheep, horses
If an animal has eaten this, call your vet.
About
Hypericum /ˌhaɪˈpiːrɪkəm/ is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae (formerly considered a subfamily of Clusiaceae). The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar regions. Many Hypericum species are regarded as invasive species and noxious weeds. All members of the genus may be referred to as St. John's wort, and some are known as goatweed. The white or pink flowered marsh St. John's worts of North America
- Family
- Hypericaceae
How to use it
Hypericum perforatum is a hairless, perennial herb that produces thousands of seeds per plant.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- St. John's Wort
- Slug
- st-johns-wort
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
- Species
- perforatum
- Category
- Herb
- Wikidata QID
- Q158289
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 48
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