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Internal ID UUID64405b7568f2a153421216
Scientific name Hypericum canadense
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 785 (1753)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Brathys canadensis (L.) Spach Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 5: 367 (1836)
Hypericum hedyotifolium Poir. Encycl. , Suppl. 3: 700 (1814)
Sarothra canadensis (L.) Raf. Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 1: 267 (1818)
Hypericum canadense var. minimum Choisy Prodr. 1: 550 (1824)
Hypericum canadense f. minimum (Choisy) J.Rousseau Naturaliste Canad. 65: 307 (1938)
Hypericum canadense var. magninsulare Weath. Rhodora 30: 188 (1928)
Hypericum canadense var. galiiforme Fernald Rhodora 49: 154 (1947)

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Language Common/alternative name
English lesser canadian st. johnswort
Welsh eurinllys iwerddon
Dutch canadees hertshooi

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Sow at 4°C for 3 weeks, then increase to 20°C.
Requires Light or Surface Sowing: These seeds need light to germinate and should not be covered with soil or only very lightly. They are often very small and sown directly on the surface of the growing medium.

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  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Québec
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Minnesota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon
      • Washington
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Maryland
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001295682
Florida Plant Atlas 2213
Flora of Alabama 1552
Canadensys 6152
USDA Plants HYCA7
Tropicos 7800004
INPN 159709
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:317529-2
The Plant List tro-7800004
Open Tree Of Life 199607
NCBI Taxonomy 1136960
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002970
Nature Serve 2.133504
IPNI 317529-2
iNaturalist 155005
GBIF 3189526
WisFlora 3903
EPPO HYPCD
EOL 584936
USDA GRIN 450026
Wikipedia Hypericum_canadense

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