Hypericaceae
Hypericum

Hypericum hirsutum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 786 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Algeria, Europe to Xinjiang and N. Iran. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Ontario

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Heydon, P.A., Miller, G.C. & Oldham, M.J. (2011). Hairy St. John's-worth (Hypericum hirsutum L.) in the Toronto area. New to North America. Canadian Field-Naturalist 125: 248-251.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Robson, N.K.B. (2010). Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Hypericaceae) 5(2). Sections 17. Hirtella to 19. Coridium. Phytotaxa 4: 127-258.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 13: 1-548. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Heydon, P.A., Miller, G.C. & Oldham, M.J. (2011). Hairy St. John's-worth (Hypericum hirsutum L.) in the Toronto area. New to North America. Canadian Field-Naturalist 125: 248-251.
  • Robson, N.K.B. (2010). Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Hypericaceae) 5(2). Sections 17. Hirtella to 19. Coridium. Phytotaxa 4: 127-258.
  • Vangjeli, J. (2017). Flora Albania Atlas 1: 1-933. Koeltz Botanical Books.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1957 Wyatt, J.W. [231] France K000677027 Type Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877178 Yes
Makins, F.K. [138] United Kingdom K003877177 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [30493] United Kingdom K003877163 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10C] United Kingdom K003877169 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877175 Yes
[F. Muellins] [138] United Kingdom K003877173 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877170 Yes
Makins, F.K. [138] United Kingdom K003877176 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29180] United Kingdom K003877164 Yes
Wright, C.H. [125] United Kingdom K003877171 Yes
Wright, C.H. [179] United Kingdom K003877172 Yes
Fay, M.F. [597] United Kingdom K001905257 No
s.coll. [2] United Kingdom K003877168 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877174 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; [R. Burn] [6752] United Kingdom K003877157 Yes
Leitch, I.; Mian, S.; Kirby, K.; Leitch, A. [IL2] United Kingdom K001527004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877159 Yes
[E. M. Maroden-Jones] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877179 Yes
Senogles, F. [136] United Kingdom K003877180 Yes
s.coll. [3496] K003877156 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877158 Yes
Pearce, S.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877162 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877161 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [1330] United Kingdom K003877160 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29588] United Kingdom K003877166 Yes
Bromfield [s.n.] United Kingdom K003877165 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27934] United Kingdom K003877167 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images