Hypericum calycinum L.

Rose-of-sharon (en), Millepertuis à grandes fleurs (fr), Millepertuis calycinal (fr), Millepertuis à calice (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Hypericum

Characteristics

Glabrous, evergreen subshrub, lacking black glands; aerial stems to 50-(80) cm tall; rhizomes stout, reddish, forming dense colonies. Shoots 4-angled, with 2 prominent raised lines. Lvs subsessile, 3-10 × 1.2-3 cm (lvs at base of aerial shoots often smaller), ± elliptic, glaucous below; base broad-cuneate to rounded; apex obtuse. Fls solitary or in cymes of 2-3; peduncles short, terminal. Sepals unequal, strongly imbricate, eglandular, entire, ± accrescent; outer sepals c. 1 cm diam., ± orbicular; inner sepals c. 1.5 cm long, oblong. Corolla 7-9 cm diam., bright yellow; petals obovate, ± patent, asymmetric, much > sepals. Stamens in 5 bundles, nearly = corolla. Styles 5, > ovary. Capsule 1-2 cm long, ovoid, dry. Seeds c. 1.5-2 mm long, broad-cylindric, reticulate, mostly abortive.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grassy places and open woods to 1800 metres.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses dye environmental use gene source medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Wound healing (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 14 - 17
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Hypericum calycinum habit picture by Hanneke de Haan (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum habit picture by Pascal Gosselin (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum habit picture by 🌺Ccileb13 🦋 (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Hypericum calycinum leaf picture by Anne-Marie Jegou (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum leaf picture by Anne-Marie Jegou (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum leaf picture by Tristana Michel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hypericum calycinum flower picture by Anne-Marie Jegou (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum flower picture by Guil Dev (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum flower picture by hélène (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Hypericum calycinum fruit picture by Gilbert Launay (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum fruit picture by Gérard SANCHIS (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum calycinum fruit picture by Alaskaa (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hypericum calycinum world distribution map, present in Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Croatia, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:433287-1
WFO ID wfo-0000727444
COL ID 6N2D4
BDTFX ID 35251
INPN ID 103254
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ascyrum calicinum Ascyrum coriaceum Norysca venosa Hypericum calycinum Hypericum venosum Eremanthe calycina Eremanthe venosa Hypericum grandiflorum Androsaemum calycinum Norysca calycina Hypericum calycinum var. acutifolium Hypericum calycinum f. luteum