Shrubby St John S Wort

This species is used as an herbal supplement but because it can cause interaction with other drugs consult your doctor before ingesting it. It is easy to confuse this species with the woody hypericum kalmianum kalm s st.

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Shrubby st john s wort

Hypericum prolificum commonly called shrubby st. John s wort is a very small mound shaped deciduous shrub to 3 ft. Large yellow flowers occur singly or in few flowered clusters.

John s wort has shiny somewhat leathery opposite leaves 2 edged twigs and flowers with 5 bright yellow petals and many stamens. John s wort is a low to medium sized native shrub reaching 3 to 4 feet high. Older woody stems have attractive mahogany colored peeling bark.

Native to north america. John s wort which is restricted to sandy areas near the great lakes including lake michigan in ne illinois. Its shrubby habit could make hypericum prolificum an excellent substitute.

By its woody lower stems. In summer the narrow foliage is adorned by clusters of small bright yellow. A shrub growing to 6 feet tall it is scattered nearly statewide.

This perennial has prettier shrubby relatives. It differs from many other hypericum spp. The plant grows 1 3 feet tall.

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