: F ord ham ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁Water bury , ▁Connecticut <0x0A> </s> ▁Hyper icum ▁ob long if ol ium , ▁known ▁as ▁P endant ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁w ort , ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plant ▁in ▁Hyper icum ▁sect . ▁As cy re ia . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁Hab itat ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁present ▁from ▁northern ▁Pakistan ▁east ▁to ▁central ▁Nep al ▁through ▁the ▁western ▁H imal ay as ▁in ▁h illy ▁regions ▁at ▁elev ations ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 - 1 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁open ▁areas ▁or ▁sh ady , ▁mo ist ▁places , ▁sometimes ▁being ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁under g row th . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁a ▁shr ub ▁that ▁grows ▁from ▁ 5 0 - 1 2 0 ▁cent im eters ▁tall . ▁It ▁is ▁many - branch ed , ▁and ▁its ▁branches ▁are ▁spread ing ▁or ▁dro op ing ▁or ▁sometimes ▁st rag g ling . ▁Its ▁st ems ▁are ▁red , ▁ 4 - lined , ▁and ▁anci pit ous ▁when ▁young , ▁but ▁later ▁become ▁ter ete . ▁The ▁st ems ▁are ▁ 1 5 - 5 0 ▁mm ▁long , ▁meaning ▁they ▁are ▁almost ▁always ▁shorter ▁than ▁the ▁leaves . ▁When ▁the ▁plant ▁has ▁b ark ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁dark ▁grey ▁color . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁sess ile ▁and ▁are ▁elli pt ical ▁to ▁ob