Taxon

Hypericum prolificum

Hypericum prolificum - shrubby St.-John's-wort, broombush
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: shrubby St.-John's-wort, broombush
Family: Clusiaceae (garcinia family)
Synonym: Hypericum spathulatum
Distribution: e.-c. and e. North America
Hardiness: USDA Zone 4
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: A deciduous shrub growing 1-6' tall. Bright yellow flowers are produced June to September. Seeds occur in dry capsules in September and October. Grows natively in rocky ground and gravel bars along streams and dry woody slopes.
Links: Flora of North America (eFloras.org) • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • Hypericum Online • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: ADG: AP10 (AP10) • Accession: D2010-0606.001 • Origin: United States of America • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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