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Hypericum ellipticum

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Pale St. John's-wort

G5Secure Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140275

Element CodePDCLU030M0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderMalpighiales

FamilyHypericaceae

GenusHypericum

Other Common Names

Millepertuis elliptique (FR) pale St. Johnswort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-03-15

Threat Impact Comments

Highly threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Delaware	SH	Yes
Pennsylvania	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Ohio	S1	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	S2	Yes
Iowa	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	SU	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S5	Yes
British Columbia	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	S3	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S1	Yes
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes
New Brunswick	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

New Hampshire (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Pemigewasset Ext	White Mountain National Forest	15,840

Tennessee (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beaver Dam Creek	Cherokee National Forest	5,070

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Wilder Mountain 09082	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	8,759
Woodford 09086	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	2,456

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Beaver Dam Creek	Jefferson National Forest	1,135

References (2)

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.