| Family | HYPERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Hypericum linariifolium Vahl sect. Oligostema |
| Bibliography | Symb. Bot. 1: 65 (1790) |
| Native Range | w. Europe, Madeira |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1400m |
| Description | leaves narrowly oblong to lanceolate or linear, 10-35mm long, flowers about 15mm across, petals sometimes reddish, inflorescence freely paniculate |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hypericum alpestre Steven ex Avet. & Takht. Hypericum angustifolium Lowe Hypericum humifusum var. approximatum Rouy Hypericum humifusum ssp. linariifolium Rouy & Foucaud Hypericum humifusum var. montanum (Benth.) Rouy Hypericum humifusum var. obtusisepalum Rouy Hypericum humifusum var. radicans (Brochon) Rouy Hypericum karsianum Grossh. Hypericum linariifolium var. acutisepalum Courtois Hypericum linariifolium var. approximatum (Rouy) Pugsley Hypericum linariifolium var. montanum Benth. Hypericum linariifolium ssp. obtusisepalum (Courtois) Samp. Hypericum linariifolium var. obtusisepalum Courtois Hypericum linariifolium var. parvilforum Lange Hypericum linariifolium var. punctatum R.Fern. Hypericum linariifolium var. radicans Brouchon Hypericum linearifolium Willd. Hypericum nubigenum Lowe Hypericum perplexum Woronow Hypericum puchrum Aubry ex Steud. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) |