Hypericum crux-andreae, commonly called St. Peter's-wort, is a small shrubby flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae. It is native to Eastern North America, where it is primarily found in the sandy soils of the Coastal Plain with extensions into the Piedmont and Cumberland Plateau.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of St. Peter's-wort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hypericum tetrapetalum
- Hypericum edisonianum
- Hypericum myrtifolium
- Hypericum hypericoides
- Hypericum suffruticosum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
- Species
- Hypericum crux-andreae
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