Family | HYPERICACEAE |
Genus species | Hypericum nummularium L. sect. Taeniocarpium |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 787 (1753) |
Native Range | sw. Alps, Pyrenees to nw. Spain |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 700-1600m |
Description | glabrous, leaves opposite, ovate or orbiculate, abaxially blue-green, near apex with two black dots, corolla sometimes red veined, 2-3cm across |
Size | 5-35cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adenosepalum nummularium (L.) Fourr. Elodes nummularia (L.) J.St.-Hil. Hypericum nummulariifolium Bubani |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) |