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Hypericum perforatum [Common St. John's Wort]


Andrea B.

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Blum, A. G. (2012) Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae) Common St. John's Wort. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultraviol...cum-perforatum/

Updated 28 March 2017: Replaced photos with better sharpened versions of same.

 

Southwest Harbor, Maine, USA

13 July 2007

Wildflower

 

Comment:

St. John's Wort is quite common on Mount Desert Island in fields, vacant lots and along the roadside. This particular specimen was found on a gravelly, weedy slope between the parking lot of the Southwest Food Mart and State Route 102. This Hypericum is an introduction to the US which has become widespread. It has been known as a medicinal herb since antiquity and is still used in herbal preparations today.

 

Reference:

1. Mittelhauser et al. (2010) Common St. John's-wort, page 207. The Plants of Acadia National Park. The University of Maine Press, Orono, ME.

 

Equipment [Nikon D200-broadband + Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Nikkor]

 

Visible [f/16 for 1/250" @ISO280 in Sunlight with Baader UV/IR-Blocking Filter]

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Ultraviolet Light [f/16 for 2" @ISO280 in Sunlight with Baader UV-Pass Filter]

hypericumPerforatumUV071307swhME_15964pn.jpg

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  • 2 years later...
ecliptique

Another Hypericum from my garden in France.

 

Nikon D3 + EL nikkor 105mm + UVIR cut filter and BAADER U2 + modified SB24

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