Creeping St. John's-wort

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Hypericum adpressum

Creeping St. John's-wort, a reference photo
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 531. Courtesy of Kentucky · Public domain

Hypericum adpressum, common names creeping St. Johnswort and bog St. Johnswort, is a flowering perennial plant found growing on wet ground in the United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Creeping St. John'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

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Hypericaceae
Species
Hypericum adpressum

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