Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Hypericum concinnum is a species of wildflower known by the common name gold-wire or goldwire. It is quite similar in appearance to St. John's wort, which is in the same genus. It is a short perennial plant bearing bunches of bright yellow flowers on its stems. The flower has long petals which fold back from the bloom, and a spray of thin stamens and pistils. This plant is endemic to California.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Yellow

Plant communities

Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 7 likely

Confirmed Likely

Oblique-Banded Leafroller Moth

Choristoneura rosaceana

Common Eupithacia

Eupithecia miserulata

Friendly Probole

Probole amicaria

Wavy-Lined Emerald

Synchlora aerata