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Hypericum leprosum Boiss. sect. Origanifolia 
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FamilyHYPERICACEAE
Genus speciesHypericum leprosum Boiss. sect. Origanifolia
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 58 (1843)
Native Rangesw. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude700-2400m
Descriptionleaves subsessile, glaucous, 2-10mm, elliptic to obovate, glabrous, rounded, cuneate, inflorescence 5-7-flowered, shortly cylindrical, flowers 12-15mm, petals red striate
Size3-10cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHypericum aviculariifolium var. leprosum (Boiss.) N.Robson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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