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Hypericum reptans Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer sect. Ascyreia 
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FamilyHYPERICACEAE
Genus speciesHypericum reptans Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer sect. Ascyreia
BibliographyFl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 255 (1874)
Native Rangesc. China to e. & c. Himalaya and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude2500-4500m
Descriptionbranches glabrous, angulate, rooting, leaves crowded, small, oval, obtuse, in autumn russet, flowers solitary, terminal, red in buds
Size5-10cm
Colorgolden yellow
Bloomsummer
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 reptans ssp. ogisui N.Robson
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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