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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  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. Sandhill St. John's-wort

species 3,601 observations

Sandhill St. John's-wort

Hypericum tenuifolium

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

27 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Gray Half-Spot, Stained-back Leafroller Moth 2
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ring-necked Duck, Alconeura macra 2
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Golden Sweat Bee, Zarucco Duskywing, Thin-lined Calligrapher, Metallic Epauletted-Sweat Bee 23

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 Part shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained Moist
Soil
Sand Loam Clay
Drought tolerant
Yes
Habit
Clumping Dense Erect Mounding
Plant type
Shrub

From NC State Extension and USDA PLANTS.

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