Hypericum cistifolium Lam.

Roundpod st. johnswort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Hypericum

Characteristics

Shrubs, erect, unbranched or with relatively short branches and sometimes 1–2 branches ascending from proximal nodes, 5–13 dm. Stems: internodes 4-lined at first, then terete. Leaf blades narrowly oblong or narrowly elliptic-oblong to triangular-lanceolate, 15–40 × 2–10 mm, base not articulated, cuneate to subcordate, margins recurved, apex subacute to rounded, midrib with 1 pair of branches. Inflorescences <corymbiform to cylindric>, (7–)15–65-flowered, narrowly branched, sometimes with 3–65-flowered dichasia from 1–2 proximal nodes and relatively short, flowering branches from further 1–4 nodes. Flowers 7–12 mm diam.; sepals persistent, not enclosing capsule, 5, obovate or broadly elliptic to oblong, unequal, 2–4 × 1–1.7 mm; petals 5, bright yellow, oblanceolate, 5–8 mm; stamens (some or all) persistent, 30–50; ovary 3-merous, <placentation parietal>. Capsules ovoid-cylindric to broadly ovoid, 4–6 × 3–4 mm. Seeds not carinate, 0.6 mm; testa reticulate to linear-foveolate. 2n = 18.
Life form perennial
Growth form
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.8
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Rooting depth (meter) 0.2
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Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 5-5
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Soil acidity 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Images

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Distribution

Hypericum cistifolium world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:433322-1
WFO ID wfo-0001295900
COL ID 3NPFN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Myriandra rosmarinifolia Brathydium hyssopifolium Hypericum cistifolium Hypericum opacum Hypericum punctulosum Hypericum rosmarinifolium