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HYPERICACEAE
St. John?s-wort Family
Hypericum prolificum  (shrubby St. John's-wort)   
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Hypericum: from the Greek hyper (above) and eikon (picture), the plant was hung above pictures to ward off evil spirits; prolificum: very fruitful
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Shrub
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July-August
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☐ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☐ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Cultivated and a rare escape to disturbed ground, and likely planted at Brandywine Creek State Park where it is locally abundant
State Status
Non-indigenous
Piedmont Status
Non-indigenous
Coastal Plain Status
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
Native to New York, west to Michigan and Minnesota, south to Georgia
Coefficient of Conservatism
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Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
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Medicinal Properties
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Additional Info
Only extant population in Delaware is found in a natural area on a former estate and was most likely planted, and is historically known from only one site, a railroad embankment.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Seepage Slope Open Canopy Non-tidal Wetland (Piedmont)
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