Hypericum perforatum

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	HYPERICACEAE
Species:	Hypericum perforatum L.
Common Name:	European St. John's Wort; Common St. John's Wort
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	HYPE
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	HYPERICACEAE - St Johns Wort family
Genus	Hypericum
Species	Hypericum perforatum L. - European St. John's Wort; Common St. John's Wort

Citation

Citation	Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 785. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	Without data, (lectotype: LINN 943.34). Lectotypified by Robson in Rechinger (ed.), Fl. Iranica 49 : 17. 1968.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pike, St. Clair, Talladega

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2020 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
UWAL0007248	St. Clair	12 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4450	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
AUA_ACC_64865	Pike	20 Jun 2004	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 14449	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
AUA_ACC_72222	Franklin	21 May 2004	ENGLAND, J. KEVIN 4859	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
JSU127042	Talladega	30 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1083	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_67341	Morgan	1 Jun 2007	SPAULDING, DANIEL D. 12631	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
JSU127037	Marshall	14 Aug 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2655	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
TROY000028716	St. Clair	12 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4449	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0017447	Marengo	18 May 2013	England, J. Kevin 4269	UWAL Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UNA00073639	Marengo	18 May 2013	England, J. Kevin 4269	UNA Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127032	DeKalb	30 Jun 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9024	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
TROY000053864	Morgan	16 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6400	TROY Hypericum perforatum L.
UWAL0007247	St. Clair	12 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4449	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
TROY000043068	Franklin	21 May 2014	England, J. Kevin 4859	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
AUA000046959	Bibb	16 Jun 2014	BARGER, T.WAYNE SP1421	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
UWAL0014544	Lawrence	30 May 2012	England, J. Kevin 3493	UWAL Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
JSU127036	Marshall	27 Sep 1991	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1005	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
AUA000042294	Limestone	23 Jun 2014	BARGER, T.WAYNE SP1506	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
UWAL0057644	Cullman	21 Jun 2020	Spaulding, Daniel D. 16377	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127044	Talladega	30 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1083	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0031614	Lawrence	16 May 2013	England, J. Kevin 4253	UWAL Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
ALNHS00006525	Morgan	10 Jul 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4638	ALNHS Hypericum perforatum L.
TROY000018144	Jackson	15 Jul 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1037/19530	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UNA00062330	Jefferson	28 Jun 2003	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11916	UNA Hypericum perforatum L.
UNA00069328	St. Clair	12 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4450	UNA Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127039	Talladega	16 Jul 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 4183	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
JSU127040	Talladega	30 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1083	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0034186	Lawrence	01 Aug 2015	Spaulding, Daniel D. 14348	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
ALNHS00002088	Limestone	16 Jun 2013	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1177	ALNHS Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127035	Jackson	15 Jul 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1037	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
AUA000040144	Colbert	22 Jul 2014	BARGER, T.WAYNE FH481	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
UWAL0057642	Blount	21 Jun 2020	Spaulding, Daniel D. 16373	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127043	Talladega	30 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1083	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
TROY000050424	Lawrence	30 May 2012	England, J. Kevin 3493	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0032715	Morgan	22 May 2016	England, J. Kevin 6400	UWAL Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
TROY000028511	Morgan	01 Jun 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12631	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
ALNHS00007370	Etowah	09 JUL 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4647	ALNHS Hypericum perforatum L.
ALNHS00002704	Colbert	22 Jul 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-481	ALNHS Hypericum perforatum L.
UWAL0034989	Morgan	10 Jun 2017	England, J. Kevin 8011	UWAL Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UNA00069999	St. Clair	12 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4449	UNA Hypericum perforatum L.
TROY000018146	Marshall	11 Jun 1993	Whetstone, R. David 2564	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
JSU127038	Marshall	9 Sep 1991	Spaulding, Daniel D. 859	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0016601	Calhoun	01 Aug 2013	Spaulding, Daniel D. 13822	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
UWAL0015473	Franklin	21 May 2014	England, J. Kevin 4859	UWAL Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
TROY000017482	St. Clair	12 May 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4450	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0056276	Marion	06 Jun 2021	England, Kevin J. 12423	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127034	Jackson	30 Jun 1996	Spaulding, Daniel D. 9029	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
JSU127031	Colbert	26 May 1996	Whetstone, R. David 17965	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
TROY000045333	Marengo	18 May 2013	England, J. Kevin 4269	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UWAL0007246	Morgan	01 Jun 2007	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12631	UWAL Hypericum perforatum L.
TROY000018145	Jefferson	28 Jun 2003	Spaulding, Daniel D. 11916	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
AUA000038340	Morgan	10 Jun 2017	ENGLAND, J. KEVIN 8011	AUA HYPERICUM PERFORATUM L.
TROY000003921	Pike	20 Jun 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14449	TROY Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
ALNHS00003024	Limestone	23 Jun 2014	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1506	ALNHS Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127033	Etowah	21 May 1995	Spaulding, Daniel D. 8189	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
JSU127041	Talladega	30 May 1973	Whetstone, R. David RDW-1083	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus
UNA00064349	Pike	20 Jun 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14449	UNA Hypericum perforatum L.
JSU127030	Calhoun	12 Jun 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 4083	JSU Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus

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Data last modified: 6/29/2025

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Hypericum perforatum

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