(A) Marsh St. Johnswort (Hypericum virginicum). 
The stem is slender, erect and from one to two feet 
in height, growing from perennial running rootstalks. 
The comparatively large leaves are light green, with 
brownish spots and a white bloom on the under side; 
they are closely set, oppositely, on the stem. 
The flowers are in small clusters terminating the 
branches; the five petals are of a pinkish, flesh-color 
and surround three groups of golden-yellow stamens. 
Common in moist places. 
(B) St. Johnswort (Hypericum ellipticum ) has a 
simple usually 4-angled stem, sometimes with a single 
branch near the top. It grows from 8 to 20 inches 
high and is quite leafy. The leaves are comparatively 
large, about the same shape as those of Marsh St. 
Johnswort. At the top are a few five-petalled flowers 
with bright golden-yellow stamens. The ovoid pods 
succeeding the flowers are brownish. This species is 
found in damp places or along streams from Me. to 
Minn, and south to Pa. 
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