| Family | HYPERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypericum australe Ten. sect. Oligostema |
| Synonyms | Hypericum dubium Mauri |
| Hypericum linariifolium Bertol. | |
| Hypericum repens Poir | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, oblong to oblanceolate, rounded, flat, subamplexicaule, inflorescence broadly orbiculate-pyramidal, flowers 1-2cm, petals red striate |
| Size | 8-35cm |
| Color | yellow, reddish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Sardegna ) Southeastern Europe (Italy , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | HYPERICACEAE
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