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Hypericum prolificum

Hypericum prolificum

9.9
A stiff bush with long narrow leaves and clusters of yellow flowers native to eastern North America
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipérico prolífico
  • Landscape designers often choose Hypericum prolificum for its dense yellow flower clusters and attractive foliage.

Examples

  • The native Hypericum prolificum grows well in wetland gardens across eastern North America.

  • Many gardeners love Hypericum prolificum for its vibrant yellow flowers.

  • Botanists studied the blooming cycle of Hypericum prolificum to better understand its pollination.

  • The Hypericum prolificum blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Landscape designers often choose Hypericum prolificum for its dense yellow flower clusters and attractive foliage.

  • The native Hypericum prolificum grows well in wetland gardens across eastern North America.

  • Many gardeners love Hypericum prolificum for its vibrant yellow flowers.

Synonyms

shrubby St John's wort
vsHypericum prolificum
  • Specialized
8.6

A low bush with long oval leaves and many bright yellow flowers

is a named species native to North America rather than a general shrub name
Hypericum spathulatum
vsHypericum prolificum
  • Specialized
9.9

A stiff shrub with long narrow leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers

is the North American species as opposed to a similar species without specified range

Surface Forms

Hypericum prolificum singular
Hypericum prolificums plural

Morphology

Hypericum + prolificum

This is a Linnaean binomial combining the genus name 'Hypericum' with a Latin species epithet derived from 'prolific' (prolificum), so the label is partly descriptive: a Hypericum species characterized by prolific growth or flowering. However, the Latinized form and taxonomic convention make the meaning specialized and not fully predictable to a general B1 learner, so understanding depends on recognizing the 'prolific' root rather than straightforward English composition.

Etymology

Hypericum prolificum may come from old Greek and Latin words: Hypericum was the name for St. John's wort that people used to hang 'above' pictures or doors, and prolificum means 'very fruitful' or 'many flowers'. So the name helps you remember a St. John's wort shrub with lots of bright yellow flower clusters.