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Hypericum japonicum - Thunb.

Common Name Matted St. John's Wort
Family Hypericaceae
USDA hardiness Coming soon
Known Hazards The plant is suspected of causing photo-sensitization[240]. Feeding trials to livestock in New Zealand have shown that it is non-toxic[240].
Habitats Wet places in lowland, C. and S. Japan. Rice fields, ditches, marshes, grasslands and waste places from sea level to around 3000 metres[266].
Range E. Asia - China, Japan to Australia and New Zealand.
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Hypericum japonicum Matted St. John


Hypericum japonicum Matted St. John

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Hypericum japonicum is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). It is in flower from July to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

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Synonyms

H. calycatum. H. pusillum.

Plant Habitats

 Bog Garden;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Antiphlogistic  Depurative  Febrifuge  Vulnerary  Dysentery

The plant is alterative, antiphlogistic, astringent, depurative, febrifuge and vulnerary[147, 218, 240]. It is decocted with water for use[218]. It is used in the treatment of asthma and dysentery, acute hepatitis, pain in the liver region, appendicitis, boils and abscesses and has also been used as a styptic[147, 240, 272]. The plant has also shown antitumour activity[218].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Easily grown in any reasonably good well-drained but moisture retentive soil[1]. Succeeds in sun or semi-shade but flowers better in a sunny position. This species is found in the wild in wet soils. A very variable species[266].

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Plant Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in late spring. It might also be worthwhile trying an outdoor sowing in April.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Hong Kong, Japan (Hokkaidô (south), Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku), Korea, South, Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India (Sikkim, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh), Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia (Papua), Papua New Guinea, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sumatera), Malaysia, Philippines AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales (southeast), Queensland (southeast), South Australia (southeast), Victoria, Western Australia (southwest)), New Zealand (North Island, South Island, Stewart Island)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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