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

Norton's St. John's-wort, Scouler's St. Johnswort, Scouler's St. John's-wort, Western John's-wort, Western St. John's-wort, Western St. John's Wort

Hypericum scouleri

Synonyms: Hypericum formosum, Hypericum formosum ssp. scouleri, Hypericum formosum var. nortoniae, Hypericum formosum var. scouleri, Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae, Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri

Norton's St. John's-wort, Scouler's St. Johnswort, Scouler's St. John's-wort, Western John's-wort, Western St. John's-wort, Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri (Synonyms: Hypericum formosum, Hypericum formosum ssp. scouleri, Hypericum formosum var. nortoniae, Hypericum formosum var. scouleri, Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae, Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of Scouler's st. john's wort as seen in wetlands at about 1800' along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway........August 12, 2006. Note the numerous stamens.

Former subspecies nortoniae differs from subspecies scouleri in having one to several simple stems (rather than multiple, often branched stems) less than 20 cm high and is generally found higher than ssp. scouleri in subalpine habitats.

Norton's St. John's-wort, Scouler's St. Johnswort, Scouler's St. John's-wort, Western John's-wort, Western St. John's-wort, Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri (Synonyms: Hypericum formosum, Hypericum formosum ssp. scouleri, Hypericum formosum var. nortoniae, Hypericum formosum var. scouleri, Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae, Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri)

The photo above shows the inflorescence of Scouler's st. john's wort as seen in wetlands at about 1800' along Road K1000 to the east of the Mt. Adams Highway.........August 12, 2006.
Paul Slichter