Family | HYPERICACEAE |
Genus species | Hypericum aegypticum L. sect. Adenotrias |
Synonyms | Hypericum creticum Link |
Hypericum heterostylum Parl. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-1600m |
Description | ramose, leaves sessile, elliptic to oblong, acute, glaucous, coriaceous, cuneate, flowers solitary, forming spicate inflorescence, corolla 5-10mm, petals oblanceolate |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe Southeastern Europe Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | HYPERICACEAE
aegypticum maroccanum Pau, Cavanillesia 4: 157 (1932)
aegypticum webbii (Spach) N.Robson, Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23: 68 (1993)
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