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
Species
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d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Malpighiales;f__Hypericaceae;g__Hypericum;s__Hypericum perforatum
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Weeds
Photos (5 photos)
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.
| Country | Status | State |
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| Afghanistan | Present | — |
| Albania | Present | — |
| Algeria | Present | — |
| Andorra | Present | — |
| Argentina | Present | — |
| Armenia | Present | — |
| Australia | Present | — |
| Austria | Present | — |
| Azerbaijan | Present | — |
| Belgium | Present | — |
Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
Download CSVGenomes (1 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Assembly Accession | Assembly Level | Genome Size(Mb) | Contig N50(Kb) | Scaffold N50(Kb) | BUSCO% | Downloads | Actions |
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| GCA_012979155.1 | Scaffold | 352 | 37 | 63 | - |
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hypericum.10X.300bp |
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Transcriptomes (6 records)
Data source: NCBI.
| Run ID | Tissue | Developmental Stage | Sex | Read Count | Location | Actions |
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| ERR13248964 | - | - | hermaphrodite and monoecious | 28118341 | - | |
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PRJEB76362 ERX12619615 ERP160898 weed Illumina NovaSeq X paired end sequencing Illumina sequencing of sample accession SAMEA114389659 for study accession PRJEB76362. This submission includes reads tagged with the sequence GTTCCGAT. {'gal': 'Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh', 'sex': 'hermaphrodite and monoecious', 'tolid': 'ddHypPerf3', 'habitat': 'in my garden', 'lifestage': 'sporophyte', 'broker name': 'COPO', 'external id': 'SAMEA114389659', 'sample name': '650432c873310cdf41e957c6', 'specimen_id': 'EDTOL06303', 'collected_by': 'MARKUS RUHSAM', 'insdc status': 'public', 'project name': 'DTOL', 'submitter id': '650432c873310cdf41e957c6', 'gal_sample_id': 'EDTOL06303', 'identified_by': 'MARKUS RUHSAM', 'organism part': 'LEAF', 'collection date': '2023-09-12', 'ena-last-update': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'scientific_name': 'Hypericum perforatum', 'barcoding center': 'NOT PROVIDED', 'ena-first-public': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'specimen_voucher': 'NOT PROVIDED', 'insdc center name': 'EarlhamInstitute', 'insdc last update': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'insdc first public': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'sample derived from': 'SAMEA114389637', 'collecting institution': 'ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH', 'identifier_affiliation': 'ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH', 'geographic location (latitude)': '55.842979', 'geographic location (longitude)': '-3.0366709', 'sample collection device or method': 'leaves were cut and put into FluidX tubes', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'United Kingdom', 'geographic location (region and locality)': 'Gorebridge'} |
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| ERR13248961 | - | - | hermaphrodite and monoecious | 40759733 | - | |
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PRJEB76362 ERX12619612 ERP160898 weed Illumina NovaSeq 6000 paired end sequencing Illumina sequencing of sample accession SAMEA7522349 for study accession PRJEB76362. This submission includes reads tagged with the sequence GACTATGA. {'gal': 'Royal Botanic Gardens Kew', 'sex': 'hermaphrodite and monoecious', 'tolid': 'ddHypPerf1', 'habitat': 'riparian vegetation on sand', 'lifestage': 'vegetative structure', 'broker name': 'COPO', 'external id': 'SAMEA7522349', 'sample name': '5fa2a92b7b7818000114518d', 'specimen id': 'KDTOL10068', 'collected by': 'MAARTEN J. M. CHRISTENHUSZ', 'insdc status': 'public', 'project name': 'DTOL', 'submitter id': '5fa2a92b7b7818000114518d', 'identified by': 'Maarten J. M. Christenhusz', 'organism part': 'LEAF', 'collection date': '2020-09-01', 'ena-last-update': '2021-07-02T15:18:35Z', 'scientific_name': 'Hypericum perforatum', 'ena-first-public': '2020-11-04T14:47:16Z', 'specimen voucher': 'NOT PROVIDED', 'insdc center name': 'EarlhamInstitute', 'insdc last update': '2021-07-02T15:18:35Z', 'insdc first public': '2020-11-04T14:47:16Z', 'sample derived from': 'SAMEA7522289', 'collecting institution': 'ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW', 'identifier_affiliation': 'Independent', 'geographic location (latitude)': '51.4282', 'geographic location (elevation)': '8', 'geographic location (longitude)': '-0.3121', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'United Kingdom', 'geographic location (region and locality)': 'Surrey | Kingston upon Thames | along towparth between Northweald Lane | Ham and the Thames.'} |
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| ERR13248965 | - | - | hermaphrodite and monoecious | 27368585 | - | |
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PRJEB76362 ERX12619616 ERP160898 weed Illumina NovaSeq X paired end sequencing Illumina sequencing of sample accession SAMEA114389661 for study accession PRJEB76362. This submission includes reads tagged with the sequence TAGGCGCG. {'gal': 'Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh', 'sex': 'hermaphrodite and monoecious', 'tolid': 'ddHypPerf3', 'habitat': 'in my garden', 'lifestage': 'sporophyte', 'broker name': 'COPO', 'external id': 'SAMEA114389661', 'sample name': '650432c873310cdf41e957c8', 'specimen_id': 'EDTOL06303', 'collected_by': 'MARKUS RUHSAM', 'insdc status': 'public', 'project name': 'DTOL', 'submitter id': '650432c873310cdf41e957c8', 'gal_sample_id': 'EDTOL06303', 'identified_by': 'MARKUS RUHSAM', 'organism part': 'ROOT', 'collection date': '2023-09-12', 'ena-last-update': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'scientific_name': 'Hypericum perforatum', 'barcoding center': 'NOT PROVIDED', 'ena-first-public': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'specimen_voucher': 'NOT PROVIDED', 'insdc center name': 'EarlhamInstitute', 'insdc last update': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'insdc first public': '2023-09-15T13:17:59Z', 'sample derived from': 'SAMEA114389637', 'collecting institution': 'ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH', 'identifier_affiliation': 'ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH', 'geographic location (latitude)': '55.842979', 'geographic location (longitude)': '-3.0366709', 'sample collection device or method': 'roots were cut and put into FluidX tubes', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'United Kingdom', 'geographic location (region and locality)': 'Gorebridge'} |
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| ERR15005019 | - | - | - | 41501763 | - | |
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PRJEB89791 ERX14408994 ERP172808 general RNA-Seq analysis of cell suspension culture of Hypericum perforatum RNA-Seq analysis of cell suspension culture of Hypericum perforatum Helos {'cultivar': 'Helos', 'replicate': '1', 'treatment': 'tumefaciens', 'broker name': 'ArrayExpress', 'sample name': 'E-MTAB-15161:Sample 4', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'E-MTAB-15161:Sample 4', 'organism part': 'plant cell suspension culture', 'collection date': 'not collected', 'scientific_name': 'Hypericum perforatum', 'ena first public': '2025-09-02', 'insdc center name': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'not collected'} |
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| ERR15005007 | - | - | - | 48406308 | - | |
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PRJEB89791 ERX14408982 ERP172808 general RNA-Seq analysis of cell suspension culture of Hypericum perforatum RNA-Seq analysis of cell suspension culture of Hypericum perforatum Helos {'cultivar': 'Helos', 'replicate': '2', 'treatment': 'rhizogenes', 'broker name': 'ArrayExpress', 'sample name': 'E-MTAB-15161:Sample 25', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'E-MTAB-15161:Sample 25', 'organism part': 'plant cell suspension culture', 'collection date': 'not collected', 'scientific_name': 'Hypericum perforatum', 'ena first public': '2025-09-02', 'insdc center name': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'not collected'} |
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| ERR15004993 | - | - | - | 54894510 | - | |
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PRJEB89791 ERX14408968 ERP172808 general RNA-Seq analysis of cell suspension culture of Hypericum perforatum RNA-Seq analysis of cell suspension culture of Hypericum perforatum Helos {'cultivar': 'Helos', 'replicate': '3', 'treatment': 'Control', 'broker name': 'ArrayExpress', 'sample name': 'E-MTAB-15161:Sample 12', 'insdc status': 'public', 'submitter id': 'E-MTAB-15161:Sample 12', 'organism part': 'plant cell suspension culture', 'collection date': 'not collected', 'scientific_name': 'Hypericum perforatum', 'ena first public': '2025-09-02', 'insdc center name': 'Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences', 'geographic location (country and/or sea)': 'not collected'} |
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DNA Barcodes (148 records)
View allData 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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