| Family | HYPERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypericum australe Ten. sect. Oligostema |
| Bibliography | Fl. Neapol. Prodr. App. 5: 25 (1826) |
| Native Range | se. France to Italy and nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1000m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, oblong to oblanceolate, rounded, flat, subamplexicaule, inflorescence broadly orbiculate-pyramidal, flowers 1-2cm, petals red striate |
| Size | 8-35cm |
| Color | yellow, reddish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hypericum dubium Mauri Hypericum humifusum var. angustifolium Rouy Hypericum humifusum ssp. australe (Ten.) Rouy Hypericum humifusum var. australe (Ten.) Fiori Hypericum humifusum var. minus Rouy Hypericum linariifolium Bertol. Hypericum repens Poir. Hypericum repens var. intermedium Moris Hypericum repens var. majus Moris |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) |