Hypericum perforatum

TaxID: 65561

Basic Information

Hypericum perforatum

Goatweed

Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St. John's wort (sometimes perforate St. John's wort or common St. John's wort), is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. It is a hairless, perennial herb with woody roots, yellow flowers marked by black glands, and leaves that appear perforated due to translucent glands, producing thousands of seeds per plant. H. perforatum is the type species of its genus, known for its historical use in folklore and traditional medicine. Probably a hybrid between the closely related H. attenuatum and H. maculatum (imperforate St. John's wort) that originated in Siberia, the species has spread worldwide. It can further hybridize with related species due to its allopolyploid nature. It is native to much of Europe, West and Central Asia, and parts of Africa and China and has been widely introduced elsewhere, thriving in well-drained, temperate habitats such as meadows, hillsides, and open woods with moderate rainfall and mild temperatures. It is a resilient, toxic, and invasive plant that reproduces sexually and vegetatively, supports specialized insect herbivores, suffers from plant diseases, and poses ecological and agricultural threats in many parts of the world. H. perforatum has been used for centuries in traditional medicine, especially for treating wounds and depression. To prepare it for use, the oil from its glands can be extracted or its above-ground parts can be dried and ground into a powder called herba hyperici. H. perforatum exhibits antidepressant effects comparable to drugs with fewer side effects for mild to moderate depression (for which it is approved in the European Union); however, it may interact with various medications by accelerating their metabolism.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Malpighiales

Hypericaceae

Hypericum

perforatum

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (3 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Indonesia Absent —
Jordan A2 list 2013
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (81 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Afghanistan Present —
Albania Present —
Algeria Present —
Andorra Present —
Argentina Present —
Armenia Present —
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Azerbaijan Present —
Belgium Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_012979155.1 Scaffold 352 37 63 -

Transcriptomes (6 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR13248964 - - hermaphrodite and monoecious 28118341 -
ERR13248961 - - hermaphrodite and monoecious 40759733 -
ERR13248965 - - hermaphrodite and monoecious 27368585 -
ERR15005019 - - - 41501763 -
ERR15005007 - - - 48406308 -
ERR15004993 - - - 54894510 -

DNA Barcodes (148 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
WAT223-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2007-09-18 43.9283, -79.5283
WAT223-12 - ITS2 357 Canada 2007-09-18 43.9283, -79.5283
WAT201-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2007-06-29 43.3248, -79.8021
WAT201-12 - ITS2 357 Canada 2007-06-29 43.3248, -79.8021
WAT129-12 - rbcLa 553 Canada 2007-07-18 -
WAT129-12 - ITS2 356 Canada 2007-07-18 -
WABLK773-13 - trnH-psbA 619 United States - 45.301, -88.746
WABLK773-13 - rbcLa 553 United States - 45.301, -88.746
WABLK762-13 - trnH-psbA 622 United States - 45.953, -88.511
WABLK762-13 - rbcLa 553 United States - 45.953, -88.511
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Literature