Accession Data

Hypericum mutilum

Common Name: Dwarf St. John's-wort

Family: Hypericaceae

Country of Origin: eastern North America

Uses: This and other species of St. John's-wort contain the chemical hypericin, which may have medicinal properties, but can also cause skin irritation and photosensitivity in some people.

Accession Data

Accession #: 202300098

Accession Date: 2023-10-17 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2102

Quantity: 2

Source: M. Opel

Provenance:

Volunteer seedlings that first appeared in collections of Gratiola from Mansfield Hollow Lake, Connecticut, so likely from that locality

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid I

Order: Malpighiales

Family: Hypericaceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023

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Hypericum mutilum