Claspingleaf St. John's Wort (Hypericum gymnanthum)

Claspingleaf 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: 535. Courtesy of Kentucky · Public domain

Hypericum gymnanthum, the small-flowered St. John's wort or clasping leaf St. John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae. It was first formally described in 1845.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Claspingleaf 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

Hypericum majus
Hypericum mutilum
Hypericum canadense
Hypericum virgatum
Hypericum denticulatum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Genus: Hypericum
Species: Hypericum gymnanthum

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