Hypericum densiflorum, also known as bushy St. John's wort or dense St. John's wort, is a perennial herb in the flowering plant family Hypericaceae native to North America. The specific epithet densiflorum is Latin, meaning "densely flowered", referring to the many-flowered cymes.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bushy 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 lobocarpum
- Hypericum galioides
- Hypericum adpressum
- Hypericum sphaerocarpum
- Hypericum swinkianum
- Hypericum prolificum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Genus
- Hypericum
- Species
- Hypericum densiflorum
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