Hypericum canadense

ClassificationDicots
FamilyHypericaceae
Family (Traditional)
GenusHypericum
Species:Hypericum canadense L.
Common NameLesser Canadian St. Johnswort
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Carpel Number/Pistil: 4; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S3?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bell (KY), Clinton (KY), Laurel (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Marshall (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rowan (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Carter (TN), Cumberland (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Morgan (TN), Putnam (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, MDKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1977 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100746997 Marshall Kentucky 15 Jun 2016 Martina Hines
74
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488343 Laurel Kentucky 13 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
623
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488426 Grundy Tennessee 08 Aug 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5291
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488376 Pulaski Kentucky 15 Jul 1991 John Richard Abbott
1008
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488400 Cumberland Tennessee 13 Aug 1977 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100746625 McCreary Kentucky 03 Sep 2008 Tara R. Littlefield
2008-035
EKY
Hypericum canadense
BEREA015227 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Hypericum canadense
BEREA015226 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Hypericum canadense
BEREA015225 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Hypericum canadense
BEREA015224 Bell Kentucky
BEREA
Hypericum canadense
31973000009071 Clinton Kentucky
KNK
Hypericum canadense
31973000009069 Madison Kentucky
KNK
Hypericum canadense
MDKY00009376 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148174 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148170 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148173 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148172 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148162 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148171 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148164 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148160 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148165 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148161 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148167 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148158 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148166 Fentress Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148168 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148159 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148169 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148152 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
TENN-V-0148163 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Hypericum canadense
UCHT020566 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Hypericum canadense
APSC0069507 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0067647 Pulaski Kentucky 22 Aug 1986 Max Medley
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0092969 Pulaski Kentucky 21 Jul 2017 Mason Brock
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0104892 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0098128 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0099464 Putnam Tennessee
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0100253 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0069520 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum canadense
APSC0118831 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Hypericum canadense
UCHT036936 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Hypericum canadense
UOS03306 Marion Tennessee 06 Aug 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Hypericum canadense
ETSU034821 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Hypericum canadense
31234100488368 Pulaski Kentucky 20 Jul 1991 Landon E. McKinney
4905
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488392 Cumberland Tennessee 03 Aug 1990 V. E. McNeilus
90-538
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488350 Laurel Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
645
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488335 Laurel Kentucky 01 Sep 1992 Steve Walker
516
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488418 Grundy Tennessee 13 Aug 1988 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Hypericum canadense
31234100488327 Bell Kentucky 26 Jul 1985 Ralph L. Thompson
85-1413
EKY
Hypericum canadense
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Hypericum canadense - Dwayne Estes
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Hypericum canadense - Dwayne Estes