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Hypericum origanifolium Willd. sect. Origanifolia 
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FamilyHYPERICACEAE
Genus speciesHypericum origanifolium Willd. sect. Origanifolia
BibliographySp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1467 (1803)
Native Rangewc. Transcaucasus to nw. Syria and Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatsteppes
Altitude50-2400m
Descriptionshortly tomentose-hirsute, leaves translucently and black punctate, sessile, ovate or oblong, obtuse, flowers in compact short raceme, sepals acute, pectinate glandular
Size5-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHypericum depilatum Freyn & Bornm.
Hypericum gheiwense Boiss.
Hypericum origanifolium var. willdenowianum C.A.Mey.
Hypericum pulverulentum Fenzl
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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