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Hypericum helianthemoides (Spach) Boiss. sect. Hirtella 
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FamilyHYPERICACEAE
Genus speciesHypericum helianthemoides (Spach) Boiss. sect. Hirtella
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. 8: 116 (1849)
Native Ranges. Turkmenistan to w. & n. Iran and se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude800-2400m
Descriptionstem leaves 5-35mm, linear, revolute, glabrous, usually glaucous, inflorescence cylindrical, 1-4-flowered, petals 4-9mm long
Size10-40cm
Coloryellow
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
SynonymsDrosanthe helianthemoides Spach
Hypericum atropatanum Rzazade
Hypericum cyclosepalum ssp. elbrusense Bornm. & Gauba
Hypericum helianthemoides ssp. atropatanum (Rzazade) Sennikov
Hypericum helianthemoides ssp. badchyzum Sennikov
Hypericum helianthemoides var. latifolium Boiss.
Hypericum hyssopifolium ssp. helianthemoides (Boiss.) J.Thiébaut
Hypericum leptocladum Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey)
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