[The St. John's-wort Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bog Johns-wort, Bog St. Johnswort, Bog St. John'swort, Bog St. John's Wort, Creeping St. Johns-wort, 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

A close-up of the flower of tinker's penny as seen in boggy meadows at Ahlstroms Prairie, Olympic National Park........July 26, 2014.

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

The photo above shows the flower of bog St. John's-wort as seen along Forest Rd #23 in meadows at Baby Shoe Pass (Mt. Adams) on July 12, 2005.

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 (Mt. Adams) 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, Mt. Adams, 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 (Mt. Adams) on July 25, 2005. Note that the stems generally grow across the ground or surface of the water, rather than erect.

Paul Slichter