| Family | HYPERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypericum andinum Gleason sect. Brathys |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2400-4200m |
| Description | leaves sessile, approximate, 4-10mm, narrowly elliptic, acute or rounded, cuneate, flowers solitary, lanceolate, acute, petals 6-10mm, obovate, mucronate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Peru) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | HYPERICACEAE
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