Kebnat

St. John's wort family

Hypericaceae · 15 species

In Québec, the family Hypericaceae (order Malpighiales) counts 15 species of plants. The stars? Common St. Johnswort, Fraser's marsh St. Johnswort and Pale St. Johnswort, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 11 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Capitale-Nationale11
  2. Estrie11
  3. Laurentides11
  4. Montréal10
  5. Montérégie10
  6. Centre-du-Québec10
  7. Outaouais9
  8. Lanaudière9
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  10. Mauricie8
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  14. Côte-Nord6
  15. Nord-du-Québec6
  16. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  17. Laval4

St. John's wort family 15

Malpighiales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Hypericaceae
All120Salicaceae49Violaceae27Euphorbiaceae19Hypericaceae15Elatinaceae4Linaceae4Phyllanthaceae1Podostemaceae1
Common St. Johnswort1,618 observations
Fraser's marsh St. Johnswort460 observations
Pale St. Johnswort386 observations
Northern St. Johnswort144 observations
Lesser Canadian St. Johnswort128 observations
Spotted St. Johnswort106 observations
Marsh st. john's wort93 observations
Dwarf St. Johnswort74 observations
Large St. Johnswort56 observations
Kalm's St. Johnswort23 observations
Great St. Johnswort21 observations
Spotted St. John's-wort11 observations
Shrubby St. Johnswort2 observations
Aaron's beard1 observations
Pinweed St. Johnswort1 observations