Hypericum anagalloides Cham. & Schltdl.
bog St. John's-wort (tinker's penny)
Clusiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
bog St. John's-wort (tinker's penny)
Clusiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from freely rooting, matted stolons; stems numerous, prostrate to decumbent, glabrous, 3-25 cm long.
Leaves:
Stem leaves egg-shaped to elliptic, 4-15 mm long, 5-to 7-nerved, rounded at the apex, slightly clasping at the base, glabrous.
Flowers:
Inflorescence 1- to 15-flowered; petals salmon-yellow, 2-4 mm long; stamens 15-25, longer than the sepals; sepals triangular to egg-shaped, 2-4 mm long, unequal, rounded to abruptly sharp-pointed, margins glabrous; styles 3, 1.5-2 mm long.
Fruits:
Membranous capsules, 3 mm long; seeds yellow-brown, about 0.5 mm long, transversely wrinkled and longitudinally finely-lined.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Yellow
Blooming Period:
Early Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Hypericum anagalloides
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
589 | 50 | 1950 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
3 | 0 | 41 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
210 | 90 | 300 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
6 | 3 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
76 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(11), CWH(58), ESSF(3), ICH(3), MH(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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