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Hypericaceae

Hypericaceae is a plant family in the order Malpighiales, comprising six to nine genera and up to 700 species, and commonly known as the St. John's wort family. Members are found throughout the world apart from extremely cold or dry habitats. Hypericum and Triadenum occur in temperate regions but other genera are mostly tropical.

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Genera in this family

With one plant each: Hypericum (St. John's Wort).

Research on Hypericaceae

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What science is finding about Hypericaceae

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Common herbal teas and supplements can weaken your prescription drugs

That St. John's Wort or green tea you're growing on the windowsill for a soothing cup can quietly cancel out blood thinners,...

St. John's Wort medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

This yellow-flowered herb is everywhere on nature apps right now

If you've noticed clusters of small yellow flowers with black-dotted petals along roadsides or in your garden bed this month,...

St. John's Wort invasive-species / medicinal-plants

St. John's Wort blooming peak draws hundreds of naturalist sightings

St. John's Wort blooming along roadsides and meadow edges right now is one of summer's most reliable phenology markers, and...

St. John's Wort medicinal-plants / phenology

Plants and Plant-Derived Compounds Mediate Protection Across Diverse Pathological Conditions by Targeting the PANoptosis Pathways.

The sulforaphane in your garden broccoli and kale is now showing up in lab studies as a molecular brake on the exact runaway...

St. John's Wort medicinal-plants / ethnobotany