| Family | HYPERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypericum ellipticum Hook. sect. Myriandra |
| Synonyms | Hypericum brathydium Steud. |
| Hypericum sphaerocarpum W.P.C.Barton | |
| Habitat | alluvial gravel |
| Altitude | 0-600m |
| Description | leaves sessile, 1-4cm, broadly elliptic to oblanceolate, flat, rounded, cuneate or shallowly cordate, inflorescence 3-15-flowered, corymbose, flowers 12-15mm, petals obovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow, reddish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota , North Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Maryland , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | HYPERICACEAE
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