Roundseed St. Johnswort

Hypericum sphaerocarpum Michx.

Mangosteen family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
24 inches
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Choristoneura parallela, Sparganothis sulfureana, Xenotemna pallorana

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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