Hypericum hircinum L.

Millepertuis à odeur de bouc (fr), Millepertuis bouc (fr), Androsème fétide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Hypericaceae > Hypericum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1-1.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses material
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings.
Mode cuttings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Hypericum hircinum leaf picture by Emmanuel Petit (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum hircinum leaf picture by Carine Dreau (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum hircinum leaf picture by Krzysztof Golucki (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Hypericum hircinum flower picture by Anne-Sophie Defay (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum hircinum flower picture by francoise audoire (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum hircinum flower picture by Olive Prov (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Hypericum hircinum fruit picture by Robert Bartic Robert Bartic (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum hircinum fruit picture by Krzysztof Golucki (cc-by-sa)
Hypericum hircinum fruit picture by Bertrand Hardy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Hypericum hircinum world distribution map, present in Australia and France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:433491-1
WFO ID wfo-0000727735
COL ID 3NPNS
BDTFX ID 35290
INPN ID 103286
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Androsaemum foetidum Androsaemum hircinum Hypericum hircinum Hypericum hircinum var. minus Hypericum hircinum var. obtusifolium Hypericum hircinum var. pumilum Hypericum hircinum subsp. obtusifolium

Lower taxons

Hypericum hircinum subsp. albimontanum Hypericum hircinum subsp. majus Hypericum hircinum subsp. metroi Hypericum hircinum subsp. cambessedesii Hypericum hircinum subsp. hircinum