525 Species of Genus Hypericum

A World of Wort: My Exploration of the Hypericum Genus

As a botanist, I’ve always been fascinated by the sheer diversity of the plant kingdom. Each genus holds its own unique charm, a collection of species with shared characteristics yet individual personalities. Lately, I’ve found myself drawn to the Hypericum genus, more commonly known as St. John’s Wort. This group of flowering plants boasts a global presence, thriving in temperate regions across the continents. From the vibrant yellow blooms of Hypericum perforatum to the delicate pink blossoms of Hypericum olympicum, the genus offers a captivating array of colors and forms.

A Diverse Family

The Hypericum genus is a vast one, encompassing an estimated 500 species. This incredible variety is a testament to the genus’s adaptability, with species thriving in diverse habitats, from meadows and woodlands to rocky slopes and coastal areas. Some species, like Hypericum calycinum, have even been embraced as ornamental plants, adding a touch of wild beauty to gardens and landscapes.

  1. Hypericum abilianum N.Robson
  2. Hypericum aciculare Kunth
  3. Hypericum aciferum (Greuter) N.Robson
  4. Hypericum acmosepalum N.Robson
  5. Hypericum acostanum Steyerm. ex N.Robson
  6. Hypericum addingtonii N.Robson
  7. Hypericum adenotrichum Spach
  8. Hypericum adpressum W.P.C.Barton
  9. Hypericum aegypticum L.
  10. Hypericum aethiopicum Thunb.
  11. Hypericum afrum Lam.
  12. Hypericum alacamdaglariense H.Duman & E.G.Çakir
  13. Hypericum albiflorum (Hub.-Mor.) N.Robson
  14. Hypericum amblycalyx Coustur. & Gand.
  15. Hypericum amblysepalum Hochst.
  16. Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schltdl.
  17. Hypericum andinum Gleason
  18. Hypericum andjerinum Font Quer & Pau
  19. Hypericum androsaemum L.
  20. Hypericum annulatum Moris
  21. Hypericum aphyllum Lundell
  22. Hypericum apiculatum (N.Robson) Sennikov
  23. Hypericum apocynifolium Small
  24. Hypericum apricum Kar. & Kir.
  25. Hypericum arbuscula Standl. & Steyerm.
  26. Hypericum arenarioides A.Rich.
  27. Hypericum armenum Jaub. & Spach
  28. Hypericum asahinae Makino
  29. Hypericum ascyron L.
  30. Hypericum asperuloides Czern. ex Turcz.
  31. Hypericum asperulum Jaub. & Spach
  32. Hypericum asplundii N.Robson
  33. Hypericum assamicum S.N.Biswas
  34. Hypericum athoum Boiss. & Orph.
  35. Hypericum atomarium Boiss.
  36. Hypericum attenuatum Fisch. ex Choisy
  37. Hypericum aucheri Jaub. & Spach
  38. Hypericum augustinei N.Robson
  39. Hypericum auriculatum (N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.) N.Robson
  40. Hypericum australe Ten.
  41. Hypericum austrobrasiliense Vog.Ely, Boldrini & Bordignon
  42. Hypericum austroyunnanicum L.H.Wu & D.P.Yang
  43. Hypericum aviculariifolium Jaub. & Spach
  44. Hypericum baccharoides Cuatrec.
  45. Hypericum balearicum L.
  46. Hypericum balfourii N.Robson
  47. Hypericum barbatum Jacq.
  48. Hypericum beamanii N.Robson
  49. Hypericum beanii N.Robson
  50. Hypericum beccarii N.Robson
  51. Hypericum bellum H.L.Li
  52. Hypericum benghalense S.N.Biswas
  53. Hypericum bequaertii De Wild.
  54. Hypericum bifurcatum N.Robson
  55. Hypericum bilgehan-bilgilii Basköse & Savran
  56. Hypericum bithynicum Boiss.
  57. Hypericum boehlingraabei Kit Tan, Iatroú, Vold & Strid
  58. Hypericum bolivaricum N.Robson
  59. Hypericum bordignonii Vog.Ely & Boldrini
  60. Hypericum boreale (Britton) E.P.Bicknell
  61. Hypericum bourgaei (Boiss.) N.Robson
  62. Hypericum brachyphyllum (Spach) Steud.
  63. Hypericum brasiliense Choisy
  64. Hypericum breviflorum Wall. ex Dyer
  65. Hypericum brevistylum Choisy
  66. Hypericum bryoides Gleason
  67. Hypericum buckleyi M.A.Curtis
  68. Hypericum bupleuroides Griseb.
  69. Hypericum × caesariense Druce ex N.Robson
  70. Hypericum caespitosum Cham. & Schltdl.
  71. Hypericum calcicola Standl. & Steyerm.
  72. Hypericum callacallanum N.Robson
  73. Hypericum callithyrsum Coss.
  74. Hypericum calycinum L.
  75. Hypericum canadense L.
  76. Hypericum canariense L.
  77. Hypericum capitatum Choisy
  78. Hypericum caprifoliatum Cham. & Schltdl.
  79. Hypericum caprifolium Boiss.
  80. Hypericum caracasanum Willd.
  81. Hypericum cardiophyllum Boiss.
  82. Hypericum cardonae Cuatrec.
  83. Hypericum carinatum Griseb.
  84. Hypericum carinosum R.Keller
  85. Hypericum cassiopiforme N.Robson
  86. Hypericum castellanoi N.Robson
  87. Hypericum cavernicola L.B.Sm.
  88. Hypericum celikaense Fırat & Eroğlu
  89. Hypericum cerastoides (Spach) N.Robson
  90. Hypericum × cereticae R.A.Jones, Rumsey & N.Robson
  91. Hypericum chamaemyrtus Triana & Planch.
  92. Hypericum chapmanii P.B.Adams
  93. Hypericum choisyanum Wall. ex N.Robson
  94. Hypericum cistifolium Lam.
  95. Hypericum coadunatum C.Sm. ex Link
  96. Hypericum cohaerens N.Robson
  97. Hypericum collenetteae N.Robson
  98. Hypericum collinum Schltdl. & Cham.
  99. Hypericum concinnum Benth.
  100. Hypericum conjungens N.Robson
  101. Hypericum connatum Lam.
  102. Hypericum cordifolium Choisy
  103. Hypericum cordiforme A.St.-Hil.
  104. Hypericum coris L.
  105. Hypericum costaricense N.Robson
  106. Hypericum crenulatum Boiss.
  107. Hypericum crux-andreae (L.) Crantz
  108. Hypericum cuatrecasii Gleason
  109. Hypericum cuisinii Barbey
  110. Hypericum cumulicola (Small) P.B.Adams
  111. Hypericum curvisepalum N.Robson
  112. Hypericum cycladicum Trigas
  113. Hypericum cymbiferum Boiss. & Balansa
  114. Hypericum cymobrathys N.Robson
  115. Hypericum daliense N.Robson
  116. Hypericum davisii N.Robson
  117. Hypericum × dawsonianum Rehder
  118. Hypericum decaisneanum Coss. & Daveau
  119. Hypericum decandrum Turcz.
  120. Hypericum delphicum Boiss. & Heldr.
  121. Hypericum densiflorum Pursh
  122. Hypericum denticulatum Walter
  123. Hypericum denudatum A.St.-Hil.
  124. Hypericum × desetangsii Lamotte
  125. Hypericum dichotomum Lam.
  126. Hypericum diosmoides Griseb.
  127. Hypericum dissectum Aver.
  128. Hypericum × dissimulatum E.P.Bicknell
  129. Hypericum dogonbadanicum Assadi
  130. Hypericum dolabriforme Vent.
  131. Hypericum drummondii (Grev. & Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
  132. Hypericum dyeri Rehder
  133. Hypericum eastmostianum S.S.Ying
  134. Hypericum eastwoodianum I.M.Johnst.
  135. Hypericum edisonianum (Small) P.B.Adams & N.Robson
  136. Hypericum ekeri E.Yüce & Aytaç
  137. Hypericum ekmanii Alain
  138. Hypericum elatoides R.Keller
  139. Hypericum elegans Stephan ex Willd.
  140. Hypericum elenorae Elenevsky
  141. Hypericum ellipticifolium H.L.Li
  142. Hypericum ellipticum Hook.
  143. Hypericum elodeoides Choisy
  144. Hypericum elodes L.
  145. Hypericum elongatum Ledeb. ex Rchb.
  146. Hypericum empetrifolium Willd.
  147. Hypericum enshiense L.H.Wu & F.S.Wang
  148. Hypericum epigeium R.Keller
  149. Hypericum erectum Thunb.
  150. Hypericum ericoides L.
  151. Hypericum erythreae (Spach) Steud.
  152. Hypericum espinalii N.Robson
  153. Hypericum faberi R.Keller
  154. Hypericum fanjingense N.Robson
  155. Hypericum fasciculatum Lam.
  156. Hypericum fauriei R.Keller
  157. Hypericum fieriense N.Robson
  158. Hypericum fissurale Woronow
  159. Hypericum foliosum Aiton
  160. Hypericum formosanum Maxim.
  161. Hypericum formosissimum Takht.
  162. Hypericum formosum Kunth
  163. Hypericum forrestii (Chitt.) N.Robson
  164. Hypericum fosteri N.Robson
  165. Hypericum fragile Heldr. & Sartori
  166. Hypericum fraseri (Spach) Steud.
  167. Hypericum frondosum Michx.
  168. Hypericum fuertesii Urb.
  169. Hypericum fursei N.Robson
  170. Hypericum furusei N.Robson
  171. Hypericum gaitii Haines
  172. Hypericum galinum S.F.Blake
  173. Hypericum galioides Lam.
  174. Hypericum garciae Pierce
  175. Hypericum geminiflorum Hemsl.
  176. Hypericum gentianoides (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  177. Hypericum gladiatum N.Robson
  178. Hypericum glandulosum Aiton
  179. Hypericum gleasonii N.Robson
  180. Hypericum globuliferum R.Keller
  181. Hypericum gnidiifolium A.Rich.
  182. Hypericum gnidioides Seem.
  183. Hypericum gouanyuanianum S.S.Ying
  184. Hypericum goyanesii Cuatrec.
  185. Hypericum gracilipes Stapf ex C.E.C.Fisch.
  186. Hypericum gracillimum Koidz.
  187. Hypericum gramineum G.Forst.
  188. Hypericum grandifolium Choisy
  189. Hypericum graveolens Buckley
  190. Hypericum griffithii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
  191. Hypericum gymnanthum Engelm. & A.Gray
  192. Hypericum hachijyoense Nakai
  193. Hypericum hakonense Franch. & Sav.
  194. Hypericum haplophylloides Halácsy & Bald.
  195. Hypericum harlingii N.Robson
  196. Hypericum harperi R.Keller
  197. Hypericum hartwegii Benth.
  198. Hypericum havvae Güner
  199. Hypericum hedgei N.Robson
  200. Hypericum helianthemoides (Spach) Boiss.
  201. Hypericum hengshanense W.T.Wang
  202. Hypericum henryi H.Lév. & Vaniot
  203. Hypericum heterophyllum Vent.
  204. Hypericum himalaicum N.Robson
  205. Hypericum hircinum L.
  206. Hypericum hirsutum L.
  207. Hypericum hirtellum (Spach) Boiss.
  208. Hypericum hispanicum (Pau) M.A.Alonso, Agulló, J.L.Villar, Juan & M.B.Crespo
  209. Hypericum hookerianum Wight & Arn.
  210. Hypericum horizontale N.Robson
  211. Hypericum hubeiense L.H.Wu & D.P.Yang
  212. Hypericum huber-morathii N.Robson
  213. Hypericum humbertii Staner
  214. Hypericum humboldtianum Steud.
  215. Hypericum humifusum L.
  216. Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz
  217. Hypericum hyssopifolium Chaix
  218. Hypericum × hyugamontanum Kimura
  219. Hypericum icaricum Kit Tan
  220. Hypericum ichelense N.Robson
  221. Hypericum imbricatum Poulter
  222. Hypericum × inodorum Mill.
  223. Hypericum irazuense Kuntze ex N.Robson
  224. Hypericum iwate-littorale H.Koidz.
  225. Hypericum japonicum Thunb.
  226. Hypericum jaramilloi N.Robson
  227. Hypericum × joerstadii Lid
  228. Hypericum jovis Greuter
  229. Hypericum juniperinum Kunth
  230. Hypericum kalmianum L.
  231. Hypericum kamtschaticum Ledeb.
  232. Hypericum karjaginii Rzazade
  233. Hypericum kawaranum N.Robson
  234. Hypericum kelleri Bald.
  235. Hypericum kemaliyense Dirmenci & N.Robson
  236. Hypericum kiboense Oliv.
  237. Hypericum killipii N.Robson
  238. Hypericum kimurae N.Robson
  239. Hypericum kinashianum Koidz.
  240. Hypericum kingdonii N.Robson
  241. Hypericum kitamense (Y.Kimura) N.Robson
  242. Hypericum kiusianum Koidz.
  243. Hypericum kotschyanum Boiss.
  244. Hypericum kouytchense H.Lév.
  245. Hypericum kurodakeanum N.Robson
  246. Hypericum lacei N.Robson
  247. Hypericum lagarocaule N.Robson
  248. Hypericum lalandii Choisy
  249. Hypericum lalashanense S.S.Ying
  250. Hypericum lancasteri N.Robson
  251. Hypericum lanceolatum Lam.
  252. Hypericum lancifolium Gleason
  253. Hypericum lancioides Cuatrec.
  254. Hypericum lanuginosum Lam.
  255. Hypericum laricifolium Juss.
  256. Hypericum × laschii A.Fröhl.
  257. Hypericum latisepalum (N.Robson) N.Robson
  258. Hypericum laxiflorum N.Robson
  259. Hypericum legrandii L.B.Sm.
  260. Hypericum leprosum Boiss.
  261. Hypericum leschenaultii Choisy
  262. Hypericum libanoticum N.Robson
  263. Hypericum limosum Griseb.
  264. Hypericum linariifolium Vahl
  265. Hypericum linarioides Bosse
  266. Hypericum lissophloeus P.B.Adams
  267. Hypericum llanganaticum N.Robson
  268. Hypericum lloydii (Svenson) P.B.Adams
  269. Hypericum lobbii N.Robson
  270. Hypericum lobocarpum Gatt.
  271. Hypericum longistylum Oliv.
  272. Hypericum lorentzianum Gilg ex R.Keller
  273. Hypericum loxense Benth.
  274. Hypericum ludlowii N.Robson
  275. Hypericum lycium (N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.) N.Robson
  276. Hypericum lycopodioides Triana & Planch.
  277. Hypericum lydium Boiss.
  278. Hypericum lysimachioides Boiss. & Noë
  279. Hypericum macgregorii F.Muell.
  280. Hypericum maclarenii N.Robson
  281. Hypericum maculatum Crantz
  282. Hypericum macvaughii N.Robson
  283. Hypericum madagascariense (Spach) Steud.
  284. Hypericum magdalenicum N.Robson
  285. Hypericum magniflorum Cuatrec.
  286. Hypericum maguirei N.Robson
  287. Hypericum majus (A.Gray) Britton
  288. Hypericum malatyanum Pesmen
  289. Hypericum marahuacanum N.Robson
  290. Hypericum marginatum Woronow
  291. Hypericum martense N.Robson
  292. Hypericum matangense N.Robson
  293. Hypericum matudae Lundell
  294. Hypericum × medium Peterm.
  295. Hypericum mexicanum L.
  296. Hypericum microcalycinum Boiss. & Heldr.
  297. Hypericum microlicioides L.B.Sm.
  298. Hypericum microsepalum (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray
  299. Hypericum millefolium Urb. & Ekman
  300. Hypericum minutiflorum Heenan
  301. Hypericum minutum P.H.Davis & Poulter
  302. Hypericum × mitchellianum Rydb.
  303. Hypericum momoseanum Makino
  304. Hypericum monadenum N.Robson
  305. Hypericum monanthemum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
  306. Hypericum monogynum L.
  307. Hypericum monroi N.Robson
  308. Hypericum montanum L.
  309. Hypericum montbretii Spach
  310. Hypericum moranense Kunth
  311. Hypericum mutilum L.
  312. Hypericum myrianthum Cham. & Schltdl.
  313. Hypericum myricariifolium Hieron.
  314. Hypericum myrtifolium Lam.
  315. Hypericum mysurense Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  316. Hypericum nagasawae Hayata
  317. Hypericum nakaii H.Koidz.
  318. Hypericum nakamurae (Masam.) N.Robson
  319. Hypericum nanum Poir.
  320. Hypericum natalense J.M.Wood & Evans
  321. Hypericum naudinianum Coss. & Durieu
  322. Hypericum neurocalycinum Boiss. & Heldr.
  323. Hypericum nikkoense Makino
  324. Hypericum nitidum Lam.
  325. Hypericum nokoense Ohwi
  326. Hypericum nudiflorum Michx. ex Willd.
  327. Hypericum nummularioides Trautv.
  328. Hypericum nummularium L.
  329. Hypericum nuporoense N.Robson
  330. Hypericum oblongifolium Choisy
  331. Hypericum oligandrum Milne-Redh.
  332. Hypericum oliganthum Franch. & Sav.
  333. Hypericum olivieri (Spach) Boiss.
  334. Hypericum olympicum L.
  335. Hypericum orientale L.
  336. Hypericum origanifolium Willd.
  337. Hypericum ovalifolium Koidz.
  338. Hypericum oxyphyllum N.Robson
  339. Hypericum pachyphyllum Collett & Hemsl.
  340. Hypericum pallens Banks & Sol.
  341. Hypericum pamphylicum N.Robson & P.H.Davis
  342. Hypericum papillare Boiss. & Heldr.
  343. Hypericum papillosum N.Robson
  344. Hypericum papuanum Ridl.
  345. Hypericum parallelum N.Robson
  346. Hypericum paramitanum N.Robson
  347. Hypericum parvulum Greene
  348. Hypericum patulum Thunb.
  349. Hypericum patzkei Bomble
  350. Hypericum pauciflorum Kunth
  351. Hypericum paucifolium S.Watson
  352. Hypericum pedersenii N.Robson
  353. Hypericum peninsulare Eastw.
  354. Hypericum peplidifolium A.Rich.
  355. Hypericum perfoliatum L.
  356. Hypericum perforatum L.
  357. Hypericum perryongii Galindon
  358. Hypericum peshmenii Yıld.
  359. Hypericum petiolulatum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
  360. Hypericum phellos Gleason
  361. Hypericum philonotis Schltdl. & Cham.
  362. Hypericum pibairense (Miyabe & Y.Kimura) N.Robson
  363. Hypericum pimeleoides Planch. & Linden
  364. Hypericum piriai Arechav.
  365. Hypericum pleiostylum C.Rodr.Jim.
  366. Hypericum podocarpoides N.Robson
  367. Hypericum polyanthemum Klotzsch ex Reichardt
  368. Hypericum polyphyllum Boiss. & Balansa
  369. Hypericum pratense Schltdl. & Cham.
  370. Hypericum prattii Hemsl.
  371. Hypericum prietoi N.Robson
  372. Hypericum pringlei S.Watson
  373. Hypericum prolificum L.
  374. Hypericum prostratum Cuatrec.
  375. Hypericum pruinatum Boiss. & Balansa
  376. Hypericum przewalskii Maxim.
  377. Hypericum pseudoerectum N.Robson
  378. Hypericum pseudohenryi N.Robson
  379. Hypericum pseudolaeve N.Robson
  380. Hypericum pseudomaculatum Bush
  381. Hypericum pseudopetiolatum R.Keller
  382. Hypericum pseudorepens N.Robson
  383. Hypericum psilophytum (Diels) Maire
  384. Hypericum pubescens Boiss.
  385. Hypericum pulchrum L.
  386. Hypericum pulogense Merr.
  387. Hypericum pumilio Bornm.
  388. Hypericum pumilum Sessé & Moc.
  389. Hypericum punctatum Lam.
  390. Hypericum pycnophyllum Urb.
  391. Hypericum qinlingense X.C.Du & Y.Ren
  392. Hypericum quartinianum A.Rich.
  393. Hypericum quitense R.Keller
  394. Hypericum radfordiorum Weakley ex J.R.Allison
  395. Hypericum radicans N.Robson
  396. Hypericum recurvum N.Robson
  397. Hypericum reflexum L.f.
  398. Hypericum × reinosae A.Ramos
  399. Hypericum relictum N.Robson
  400. Hypericum repens L.
  401. Hypericum reptans Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
  402. Hypericum retusum Aucher ex Jaub. & Spach
  403. Hypericum revolutum Vahl
  404. Hypericum richeri Vill.
  405. Hypericum rigidum A.St.-Hil.
  406. Hypericum roberti Coss. ex Batt.
  407. Hypericum robsonii H.A.Keller & S.Crockett
  408. Hypericum rochelii Griseb. & Schenk
  409. Hypericum roeperianum G.W.Schimp. ex A.Rich.
  410. Hypericum roraimense Gleason
  411. Hypericum rotundifolium N.Robson
  412. Hypericum rubicundulum Heenan
  413. Hypericum rubritinctum N.Robson
  414. Hypericum rumeliacum Boiss.
  415. Hypericum rupestre Jaub. & Spach
  416. Hypericum ruscoides Cuatrec.
  417. Hypericum russeggeri (Fenzl) R.Keller
  418. Hypericum sabiniforme Trevir.
  419. Hypericum salsolifolium Hand.-Mazz.
  420. Hypericum salsugineum N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.
  421. Hypericum salvadorense N.Robson
  422. Hypericum sampsonii Hance
  423. Hypericum saruwagedicum Diels
  424. Hypericum saturejifolium Jaub. & Spach
  425. Hypericum saxifragum N.Robson & Hub.-Mor.
  426. Hypericum scabroides N.Robson & Poulter
  427. Hypericum scabrum L.
  428. Hypericum scioanum Chiov.
  429. Hypericum scopulorum Balf.f.
  430. Hypericum scouleri Hook.
  431. Hypericum scruglii Bacch., Brullo & Salmeri
  432. Hypericum sechmenii Ocak & Koyuncu
  433. Hypericum selaginella N.Robson
  434. Hypericum senanense Maxim.
  435. Hypericum seniawinii Maxim.
  436. Hypericum senkakuinsulare Hatus.
  437. Hypericum setosum L.
  438. Hypericum sewense N.Robson
  439. Hypericum sherriffii N.Robson & D.G.Long
  440. Hypericum siamense N.Robson
  441. Hypericum sikokumontanum Makino
  442. Hypericum silenoides Juss.
  443. Hypericum simonsii N.Robson
  444. Hypericum sinaicum Hochst. ex Boiss.
  445. Hypericum smithii (N.Robson) N.Robson
  446. Hypericum socotranum R.D.Good
  447. Hypericum somaliense N.Robson
  448. Hypericum sorgerae N.Robson
  449. Hypericum spectabile Jaub. & Spach
  450. Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.
  451. Hypericum sprucei N.Robson
  452. Hypericum spruneri Boiss.
  453. Hypericum stellatum N.Robson
  454. Hypericum stenobotrys Boiss.
  455. Hypericum stenopetalum Turcz.
  456. Hypericum steyermarkii Standl.
  457. Hypericum strictum Kunth
  458. Hypericum struthiolifolium Juss.
  459. Hypericum stuebelii Hieron.
  460. Hypericum styphelioides A.Rich.
  461. Hypericum subalatum Hayata
  462. Hypericum subcordatum (R.Keller) N.Robson
  463. Hypericum subsessile N.Robson
  464. Hypericum suffruticosum P.B.Adams & N.Robson
  465. Hypericum swinkianum G.Wilh. & Rericha
  466. Hypericum synstylum N.Robson
  467. Hypericum taihezanense Sasaki ex S.Suzuki
  468. Hypericum tamariscinum Cham. & Schltdl.
  469. Hypericum taygeteum Quézel & Contandr.
  470. Hypericum tenuicaule Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer
  471. Hypericum tenuifolium Pursh
  472. Hypericum teretiusculum A.St.-Hil.
  473. Hypericum ternatum Poulter
  474. Hypericum ternum A.St.-Hil.
  475. Hypericum terrae-firmae Sprague & L.Riley
  476. Hypericum tetrapetalum Lam.
  477. Hypericum tetrapterum Fr.
  478. Hypericum tetrastichum Cuatrec.
  479. Hypericum thasium Griseb.
  480. Hypericum theodori Woronow
  481. Hypericum thesiifolium Kunth
  482. Hypericum thuyoides Kunth
  483. Hypericum thymbrifolium Boiss. & Noë
  484. Hypericum thymifolium Banks & Sol.
  485. Hypericum thymopsis Boiss.
  486. Hypericum tomentosum L.
  487. Hypericum tortuosum Balf.f.
  488. Hypericum tosaense Makino
  489. Hypericum trachyphyllum Griseb.
  490. Hypericum trichocaulon Boiss. & Heldr.
  491. Hypericum trigonum Hand.-Mazz.
  492. Hypericum triquetrifolium Turra
  493. Hypericum tubulosum Walter
  494. Hypericum turcicum Özbek & Hamzaoglu
  495. Hypericum tymphresteum Boiss. & Spruner
  496. Hypericum umbellatum A.Kern.
  497. Hypericum umbraculoides N.Robson
  498. Hypericum undulatum Schousb. ex Willd.
  499. Hypericum uniflorum Boiss. & Heldr.
  500. Hypericum uniglandulosum Hausskn. ex Bornm.
  501. Hypericum uralum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  502. Hypericum vacciniifolium Hayek & Siehe
  503. Hypericum vaccinioides N.Robson
  504. Hypericum valleanum N.Robson
  505. Hypericum venustum Fenzl
  506. Hypericum vermiculare Boiss. & Hausskn.
  507. Hypericum veronense Schrank
  508. Hypericum vesiculosum Griseb.
  509. Hypericum virgatum Lam.
  510. Hypericum virginicum L.
  511. Hypericum vulcanicum Koidz.
  512. Hypericum walteri J.F.Gmel.
  513. Hypericum wardianum N.Robson
  514. Hypericum watanabei N.Robson
  515. Hypericum wightianum Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
  516. Hypericum williamsii N.Robson
  517. Hypericum wilmsii R.Keller
  518. Hypericum wilsonii N.Robson
  519. Hypericum woodianum N.Robson
  520. Hypericum wurdackii N.Robson
  521. Hypericum xylosteifolium (Spach) N.Robson
  522. Hypericum yamamotoanum H.Koidz.
  523. Hypericum yamamotoi Miyabe & Kimura
  524. Hypericum yezoense Maxim.
  525. Hypericum yojiroanum Tatew. & Koji Ito

More Than Just a Pretty Face

While the aesthetic appeal of Hypericum is undeniable, the genus holds much more than just ornamental value. Many species within the genus have a long history of use in traditional medicine. Hypericum perforatum, in particular, has been extensively studied for its therapeutic potential. The plant contains a variety of bioactive compounds, including hypericin and hyperforin, which are believed to be responsible for its mood-boosting and anti-inflammatory effects.

Beyond its medicinal applications, Hypericum also plays a vital role in the ecosystem. The flowers are a valuable source of nectar for pollinators, including bees and butterflies. The berries of some species provide food for birds and other wildlife.

My Personal Connection

My interest in Hypericum stems not only from its botanical significance but also from a personal connection. Growing up, I remember my grandmother brewing a tea from Hypericum perforatum flowers. She would often share this soothing beverage with me, claiming it helped to calm the mind and promote restful sleep. While I was too young to understand the science behind it, I couldn’t deny the sense of peace that followed each cup.

Now, as a botanist, I can appreciate the intricate workings of this remarkable plant. The complex interplay of its chemical constituents, its role in the ecosystem, and its potential to improve human health – it all speaks to the interconnectedness of nature and the importance of preserving its diversity.

Looking Ahead

The Hypericum genus continues to be a source of fascination and research. Scientists are exploring its potential applications in various fields, from medicine and pharmacology to agriculture and horticulture. As we delve deeper into the secrets of this remarkable genus, we are sure to uncover even more reasons to appreciate its beauty and value.

For me, Hypericum serves as a constant reminder of the wonders of the natural world. It is a testament to the power of plants to heal, to nourish, and to inspire. As I continue my journey as a botanist, I look forward to learning more about this fascinating genus and sharing its story with others.

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