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Hypericum mutilum L.
Dwarf St.john's-wort
Florida native
A common wildflower of marshes, pond and lake margins and other seepage areas throughout most of Florida except for the southern tip. Ranges through much of the eastern United States and Canada, plus Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Washington state and California.
Growing from 15-60cm (~6 to 24 in.) tall with green four-sided stems and opposite leaves with rounded or obtuse tips and rounded to cuneate bases. Lower leaves are ovate to elliptic and the upper leaves are ovate to nearly round. The small flowers have five yellow petals that are shorter than the sepals and five to sixteen stamens.
Hypericum mutilum is a member of the Clusiaceae - Mangosteen family.
Other species of the Hypericum genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Hypericum brachyphyllum - COASTALPLAIN ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum canadense - LESSER CANADIAN ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum chapmanii - APALACHICOLA ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum cistifolium - ROUNDPOD ST. JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum cumulicola - HIGHLANDS SCRUB ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum edisonianum - ARCADIAN ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum fasciculatum - SANDWEED
Hypericum frondosum - CEDARGLADE ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum gymnanthum - CLASPINGLEAF ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum hypericoides - ST.ANDREW'S-CROSS
Hypericum myrtifolium - MYRTLELEAF ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum tenuifolium - ATLANTIC ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Hypericum tetrapetalum - FOURPETAL ST.JOHN'S-WORT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Apr 12, 2024
