Hypericum canariense

Canary Island st. johnswort

Family: Hypericaceae · Type: shrub · Not Native

Conservation status: Cal-IPC Yes

Canary Island st. johnswort is a naturalized shrub found in coastal central and southern California in disturbed areas at elevations below 230 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces bright yellow flowers in clusters of up to 30 per stem, with petals 12 to 17 millimeters long. Growing as a deciduous shrub 2 to 5 meters tall with erect or ascending stems, it has a robust and open branching structure. Its leaves are narrowly lance-oblong, 2 to 7 centimeters long, with a tapered base and densely covered in glandular dots. The fruit is an ovoid capsule 10 to 12 millimeters long, with persistent style base and yellow-brown seeds.

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: < 230 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCo

California counties: Orange, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Mateo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.