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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nances, Willows, and Allies
  6. St. John's Worts and Allies
  7. St. John's-worts
  8. Hypericum Subsect. Centrosperma
  9. Kalm's St. John's-wort

species 3,095 observations

Kalm's St. John's-wort

Hypericum kalmianum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

37 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gray Half-Spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Grey Pug Moth, Pallid Leafroller Moth 5
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ring-necked Duck, Greater St. John's Wort Beetle 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, Brown-belted Bumble Bee, Eastern Carpenter Bee 30

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry Well drained
Soil
Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Salt
Habit
Dense Erect Mounding Multi stemmed Rounded
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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