[The St. John's-wort Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Creeping St. John's-wort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny

Hypericum anagalloides

Close-up of the flower of Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides - Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

The photo at left shows the flower of bog St. John's-wort as seen along Forest Rd #23 in meadows at Baby Shoe Pass, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, on July 12, 2005. The photo at right shows bog St. John's-wort blooming in moist meadows at Muddy Meadows, Mt. Adams Wilderness.....July 13, 2018.

Where This Species May be Found on Mt. Adams:

Bog St. John's-wort may commonly be found in most, boggy meadows on all sides of Mt. Adams from below 2000 near Trout Lake, WA and Glenwood, WA to well up toward timberline.


Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

The photo above shows the flower of bog St. John's-wort as seen along Forest Rd #23 in meadows at Baby Shoe Pass, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, on August 6, 2005.

Stem leaves of Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

The photo above shows short stems of bog St. John's-wort growing out of shallow water in meadows at Baby Shoe Pass, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, on July 25, 2005. Note the oval leaves which are somewhat glaucous in coloration.

Opposite stem leaves of Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

The photo above shows a stem of bog St. John's-wort as seen at Baby Shoe Pass, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, on July 25, 2005. Note that the stems generally grow across the ground or surface of the water, rather than erect.

Close-up of a flower of Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinkers Penny, Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides


Paul Slichter