| Family | HYPERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypericum prostratum Cuatrec. sect. Brathys |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 11: 166 (1959) |
| Native Range | ne. & c. Colombia |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-4200m |
| Description | leaves sessile, 2-5mm, linear to acicular, subcoriaceous, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, 4-8mm, sepals lanceolate, acute, petals oblong-obovate |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (CLM Colombia) |