Hypericum maculatum
Imperforate St John's-wort
Family HypericaceaeAlso called Spotted St. Johnswort
About
Imperforate St John's-wort is a perennial of moist meadows in Europe and western Asia, used in traditional medicine.
Field notes
Morphology
A hairless herb about 60 cm tall. The stem is square but, unlike H. tetrapterum, not winged. Opposite leaves have few or no translucent glands; black dots may occur on leaves, petals and sepals. Yellow flowers are up to 25 mm across.
Distribution & habitat
Moist meadows of Europe and western Asia.
Cultivation notes
Used in traditional Austrian medicine as tea, oil or ointment for a range of ailments.
History & etymology
Hybridises with H. perforatum to form H. × desetangsii.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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