Flower ID: IMG_0773.JPG-06-18-2017 Flower name (scientific): Hypericum perforatum Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hy-PER-ih-kum per-fuh-RAY-tum Flower name (common): Common St. Johnswort Family name (common): St John's wort Family name (scientific): Hypericaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek for above pictures. Referring to its use above shrines to repel evil spirits. Also the Greek name for St. John's Wort, which typically blooms around St. John's Day, June 24. Specific epithet: With or appearing to have small holes. Common name origin: Flowers in late June, around the time of the feast of St. John, which occurs on June 24. Flower description: Size: 0.6 to 1.0 inches (1.5 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-cyme Plant description: Erect Size: 24 to 36 inches (61 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple Size: Leaves are up to 2 to 3 cm long and up to 6 to 16 mm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, oblong or elliptic to lanceolate-elliptic or linear (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, fields, disturbed sites, roadsides, sun, mesic to dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Hypericum punctatum (Spotted St. John's-wort) has a similar appearance, but this species has black glandular dots on the leaves and blackish colored dots on the margins and interior of the petals, whereas H. perforatum has whitish colored (pellucid) glandular dots on its leaves and black dots that are along the margins of the petals. Ethnobotany: No recorded uses by tribes in Wisconsin. The Cherokee used this plant for variuos ailments including bowel issues, snakebite, and veneral disease. The Iroquois used the plant to treat fevers and the Montagnais employed it to treat coughs (Moerman, pp. 272-273, 1998). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Hypericum perforatum subsp. chinense N.Robson (The other infraspecifics are Hypericum perforatum subsp. chinense N. Robson, Hypericum perforatum subsp. songaricum (Ledebour ex Reichenbach) N. Robson, Hypericum perforatum subsp. veronense (Schrank) Harald Lindberg. None of these three subspecies have been recorded from North America.)