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Hypericum rochelii Griseb. & Schenk sect. Drosocarpium 
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FamilyHYPERICACEAE
Genus speciesHypericum rochelii Griseb. & Schenk sect. Drosocarpium
BibliographyArch. Naturgesch. 18(1): 299 (1852)
Native Rangesw. Romania to ne. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude400-1800m
Descriptionleaves 2-5cm, triangular-lanceolate to linear, usually amplexicaule, flowers in pyramidal panicle, sepals black glandular-ciliate, petals black punctate
Size15-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
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
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHypericum boissieri Petrov
Hypericum pseudotenellum Vandas
Hypericum rochelii var. latronum Gusul.
Hypericum rochelii var. minus D.Jord. & Kožuharov
Hypericum rochelii ssp. pseduotenellum (Vandas) D.Jord. & Kožuharov
Hypericum rochelii ssp. urumovii D.Jord. & Kožuharov
Hypericum rumeliacum ssp. amplexicaule Formánek
Hypericum setiferum Stef.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
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