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Tinker's Penny
Hypericum anagalloides
  
2 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Tinker's Penny (Hypericum anagalloides) 2 Nurseries Carry This Plant Hypericum anagalloides is a species of St. John's wort known by the common names creeping St. John's-wort, tinker's penny and bog St. John's-wort. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California and Nevada, where it grows in wet areas such as mountain meadows and streambanks. This is a stoloniferous annual or perennial herb forming lush green patches on the ground. The stems lie across the ground or rise erect somewhat at the ends and grow to about 25 centimeters in maximum length; they are often much shorter and form a carpetlike mat. Each round or oval gland-dotted green leaf is 4 to 15 millimeters long. The flowers grow singly or clustered together. Each has five oval-shaped petals which are usually golden yellow, and up to 25 yellow- or white-anthered stamens.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual Herb, Perennial Herb

Size
Size
9.6 in tall

Form
Form
Spreading

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow, White, Green

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Summer

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Zosteropoda hirtipes Image
V-lined Quaker Moth Zosteropoda hirtipesZosteropoda hirtipes
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Synchlora aerata Image
Wavy-Lined Emerald Synchlora aerataSynchlora aerata
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Eupithecia miserulata Image
Common Eupithacia Eupithecia miserulataEupithecia miserulata
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Choristoneura rosaceana Image
Oblique-Banded Leafroller Moth Choristoneura rosaceanaChoristoneura rosaceana
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Probole amicaria Image
Friendly Probole Probole amicariaProbole amicaria
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Choristoneura parallela Image
Spotted Fireworm Moth Choristoneura parallelaChoristoneura parallela
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Zale lunata Image
Lunate Zale Zale lunataZale lunata

Landscaping Information
Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 2

Soil Description
Soil Description
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.

Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 154.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 5.94", Coldest Month: 21.9" - 58.5", Hottest Month: 45.1" - 87.2", Humidity: 0.03" - 37.81", Elevation: 7" - 10600"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Creeping St. Johnswort, Tinker's-penny


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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