Cracked Saint John's Wort vs Sweet-amber

Hypericum fissurale compared with Hypericum androsaemum

Key Differences

• Cracked Saint John's Wort is Critically Endangered while Sweet-amber is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracked Saint John's Wort	Sweet-amber
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family same	Hypericaceae	Hypericaceae
Genus same	Hypericum	Hypericum
Species	Hypericum fissurale	Hypericum androsaemum

Evolutionary Relationship

Cracked Saint John's Wort and Sweet-amber share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hypericum.

Conservation Status

Cracked Saint John's Wort

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweet-amber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracked Saint John's Wort	Sweet-amber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracked Saint John's Wort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Sweet-amber

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (12 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).