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Hypericum boreale

(Britt.) Bickn.

Northern St. John's-wort

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129344
Element CodePDCLU031R0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyHypericaceae
GenusHypericum
Synonyms
Hypericum mutilum ssp. boreale(Britt.) J. Gillett
Other Common Names
Millepertuis boréal (FR) northern St. Johnswort (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1991-10-29
Threat Impact Comments
Hypericum boreale is somewhat threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, particularly by the alteration of wetlands (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New YorkS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
DelawareS1Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
OhioS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IowaS1Yes
IndianaSUYes
MichiganSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
West VirginiaSHYes
WisconsinSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
VirginiaS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS4Yes
OntarioS4Yes
ManitobaSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNANo
New BrunswickS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.