Hypericum hypericoides

Hypericum hypericoides, commonly called St. Andrew's cross, is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.^[3][4] Its preferred habitat is dry woods on acidic soil.

Hypericum hypericoides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Subsection:	H. subsect. Ascyrum
Species:	H. hypericoides
Binomial name
Hypericum hypericoides (L.) Crantz
Synonyms [2]
Ascyrum hypericoides L. Hypericoides perforata Poir.

It is a small shrub or shrublet that produces yellow flowers with four petals.^[5] Individuals are between 3 and 10 decimeters (approximately 1 to 3.3 feet) in height. Leaves range in shape between linear, elliptic, and oblanceolate in shape, and reach a length between 8 and 26 millimeters long.^[6]

There are, according to some classifications, 2 subspecies, hypericoides and multicaule. However, the latter of these is usually classified as a separate species, Hypericum stragulum.^[7][8]