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Creeping St. John's-wort (Hypericum adpressum)

Hypericum adpressum flowers close-up

Photo Credit: Chase Mathey

Global Rank: G3 - Vulnerable
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Clusiaceae
State: AR, CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, WV
Nature Serve ID: 132006
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 11/07/2022

Description:

Hypericum adpressum is a G3 species with a broad range, but locally rare in the areas where it occurs.

Where is Creeping St. John's-wort (Hypericum adpressum) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Creeping St. John's-wort can be found in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Which CPC Partners conserve Creeping St. John's-wort (Hypericum adpressum)?

Missouri Botanical Garden

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Conservation Actions

Assigned 11/07/22

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

11/07/2022

Orthodox Seed Banking

Missouri Botanical Garden holds this species in conservation seed collection.

Creeping St. John's-wort (Hypericum adpressum) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Hypericum adpressum
Authority	Raf. ex W. Bart.
Family	Clusiaceae
CPC Number	449697
ITIS	21424
USDA	HYAD
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Creeping St. Johnswort \| Creeping St. John's-wort
Associated Scientific Names	Hypericum adpressum
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Arkansas	S1
Connecticut	SH
Delaware	S2
Georgia	S1
Illinois	S1
Indiana	S1
Kentucky	SNR
Maryland	S1
Massachusetts	S2
Michigan	S1
Missouri	S1
New Jersey	S1
New York	S2
North Carolina	SH
Pennsylvania	SX
Rhode Island	S2
South Carolina	S2
Tennessee	S1
Virginia	S1
West Virginia	SH

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Hypericum adpressum flowers close-up

Photo Credit: Chase Mathey

Hypericum adpressum in flower in habitat.

Photo Credit: Kelly Omand

Hypericum adpressum in habitat.

Photo Credit: Kelly Omand

Hypericum adpressum in flower in Michigan.

Photo Credit: Nate Martineau

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