Scientific or common name:

Hypericum ascyron L.

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HYPERICACEAE - St John's Wort family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Hypericum ascyron L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 2: 783. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Great St. Johnswort

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Hypericum pyramidatum Aiton

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Theales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species:

1) Hypericum adpressum Raf. ex W. Bartram 2) Hypericum aegypticum L. 3) Hypericum aegypticum L. ssp. webbii (Spach) N. Robson 4) Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schltdl. 5) Hypericum androsaemum L. 6) Hypericum ascyron L. 7) Hypericum beanii N. Robson 8) Hypericum boreale (Britton) E.P. Bicknell 9) Hypericum brachyphyllum (Spach) Steud. 10) Hypericum buckleii M.A. Curtis 11) Hypericum calycinum L. 12) Hypericum canadense L. 13) Hypericum canariense L. 14) Hypericum cerastoides (Spach) N. Robson 15) Hypericum chapmanii P. Adams 16) Hypericum cistifolium Lam. 17) Hypericum concinnum Benth. 18) Hypericum coris L. 19) Hypericum crux-andreae (L.) Crantz 20) Hypericum cumulicola (Small) P. Adams 21) Hypericum densiflorum Pursh 22) Hypericum denticulatum Walter 23) Hypericum diosmoides Griseb. 24) Hypericum dissimulatum E.P. Bicknell 25) Hypericum dolabriforme Vent. 26) Hypericum drummondii (Grev. & Hook.) Torr. & A. Gray 27) Hypericum edisonianum (Small) P. Adams & N. Robson 28) Hypericum ellipticum Hook. 29) Hypericum exile P. Adams 30) Hypericum fasciculatum Lam. 31) Hypericum formosum Kunth [excluded] 32) Hypericum frondosum Michx. 33) Hypericum galioides Lam. 34) Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. 35) Hypericum gramineum G. Forst. 36) Hypericum grandifolium Choisy 37) Hypericum graveolens Buckley 38) Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A. Gray 39) Hypericum harperi R. Keller 40) Hypericum hircinum L. 41) Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn. 42) Hypericum humifusum L. 43) Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz 44) Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. hypericoides 45) Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz ssp. multicaule (Michx. ex Willd.) N. Robson 46) Hypericum kalmianum L. 47) Hypericum lissophloeus P. Adams 48) Hypericum lloydii (Svens.) P. Adams 49) Hypericum lobocarpum Gattinger ex J.M. Coult. 50) Hypericum maculatum Crantz 51) Hypericum maculatum Crantz ssp. obtusiusculum (Tourlet) Hayek 52) Hypericum majus (A. Gray) Britton 53) Hypericum microsepalum (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray ex S. Watson 54) Hypericum mitchellianum Rydb. 55) Hypericum mutilum L. 56) Hypericum myrtifolium Lam. 57) Hypericum nitidum Lam. 58) Hypericum nudiflorum Michx. ex Willd. 59) Hypericum parvulum Greene 60) Hypericum patulum Thunb. 61) Hypericum pauciflorum Kunth 62) Hypericum perforatum L. 63) Hypericum prolificum L. 64) Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush 65) Hypericum pulchrum L. 66) Hypericum punctatum Lam. 67) Hypericum reductum (Svens.) P. Adams 68) Hypericum reflexum L. f. 69) Hypericum repens L. 70) Hypericum roeperianum G.W. Schimp. ex A. Rich. 71) Hypericum rumeliacum Boiss. 72) Hypericum scouleri Hook. 73) Hypericum scouleri Hook. ssp. nortoniae (M.E. Jones) J.M. Gillett 74) Hypericum scouleri Hook. ssp. scouleri 75) Hypericum setosum L. 76) Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx. 77) Hypericum suffruticosum P. Adams & N. Robson 78) Hypericum tetrapetalum Lam. 79) Hypericum uralum Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don 80) Hypericum virgatum Lam. 81) Hypericum x inodorum Mill. 82) Hypericum x moserianum Luquet ex André

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


Map for Hypericum ascyron L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Hypericaceae)
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1) Hypericum (St. Johnswort)

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Common names (Hypericum)
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1) (no name) 2) Aaron's beard (Hypericum calycinum) 3) Apalachicola St. Johnswort (Hypericum chapmanii) 4) Arcadian St. Johnswort (Hypericum edisonianum) 5) Atlantic St. Johnswort (Hypericum reductum) 6) Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) 7) Blue Ridge St. Johnswort (Hypericum mitchellianum) 8) Buckley's St. Johnswort (Hypericum buckleii) 9) Bushy St. Johnswort (Hypericum densiflorum) 10) Canary Island St. Johnswort (Hypericum canariense) 11) Carolina St. Johnswort (Hypericum nitidum) 12) Cedarglade St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum) 13) Claspingleaf St. Johnswort (Hypericum gymnanthum) 14) Coastal plain St. Johnswort (Hypericum brachyphyllum) 15) Common St. Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum) 16) Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) 17) Creeping St. Johnswort (Hypericum adpressum) 18) Disguised St. Johnswort (Hypericum dissimulatum) 19) Dwarf St. Johnswort (Hypericum mutilum) 20) Early St. Johnswort (Hypericum nudiflorum) 21) False spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum pseudomaculatum) 22) Fewflower St. Johnswort (Hypericum pauciflorum) 23) Fivelobe St. Johnswort (Hypericum lobocarpum) 24) Flatwoods St. Johnswort (Hypericum microsepalum) 25) Florida Sands St. Johnswort (Hypericum exile) 26) Fourpetal St. Johnswort (Hypericum tetrapetalum) 27) Goldwire (Hypericum concinnum) 28) Grassy St. Johnswort (Hypericum gramineum) 29) Great St. Johnswort (Hypericum ascyron) 30) Hairy St. Johnswort (Hypericum setosum) 31) Highlands scrub St. Johnswort (Hypericum cumulicola) 32) Hooker's St. Johnswort (Hypericum hookerianum) 33) Kalm's St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum) 34) Large St. Johnswort (Hypericum majus) 35) Lesser Canadian St. Johnswort (Hypericum canadense) 36) Mountain St. Johnswort (Hypericum graveolens) 37) Myrtleleaf St. Johnswort (Hypericum myrtifolium) 38) Nits and lice (Hypericum drummondii) 39) Northern St. Johnswort (Hypericum boreale) 40) Norton's St. Johnswort (Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae) 41) Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) 42) Pale St. Johnswort (Hypericum ellipticum) 43) Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) 44) Pineland St. Johnswort (Hypericum suffruticosum) 45) Puerto Rico St. Johnswort (Hypericum diosmoides) 46) Roundpod St. Johnswort (Hypericum cistifolium) 47) Roundseed St. Johnswort (Hypericum sphaerocarpum) 48) Sandhill St. Johnswort (Hypericum lloydii) 49) Scouler's St. Johnswort (Hypericum scouleri) 50) Sharpleaf St. Johnswort (Hypericum virgatum) 51) Sharplobe St. Johnswort (Hypericum harperi) 52) Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) 53) Sierra Madre St. Johnswort (Hypericum parvulum) 54) Smoothbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum lissophloeus) 55) Spotted St. John?s-wort (Hypericum maculatum) 56) Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) 57) St. Andrew's cross (Hypericum hypericoides) 58) St. Peterswort (Hypericum crux-andreae) 59) Straggling St. Johnswort (Hypericum dolabriforme) 60) Sweet-amber (Hypericum androsaemum) 61) Tall tutsan (Hypericum x inodorum) 62) Tinker's penny (Hypericum anagalloides) 63) Trailing St. Johnswort (Hypericum humifusum)

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More species:
1) Hypericum aspalathoides Willd. p.p. [112]
2) Hypericum aureum Bartram [147]
3) Hypericum bissellii B.L. Rob. [140]
4) Hypericum calycinum L. [2220]
5) Hypericum canadense L. var. galiiforme Fernald [91]
6) Hypericum canariense L. [937]
7) Hypericum denticulatum Walter var. acutifolium (Elliot) S.F. Blake [136]
8) Hypericum formosum Kunth ssp. scouleri (Hook.) C.L. Hitchc. [128]
9) Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn. [351]
10) Hypericum mutilum L. var. latisepalum Fernald [154]

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