Hypericum dubium Leers

Spotted St John's-Wort

Hypericaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Hypericaceae (St. John's Wort family)
Genus: Hypericum (St. John's Wort)

Synonyms

Hypericum dubium
Hypericum erosum
Hypericum maculatum subsp. erosum
Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum
Hypericum maculatum subsp. styriacum
Hypericum obtusum
Hypericum quadrangulum subsp. obtusiusculum
Hypericum quadrangulum var. erosum
Hypericum quadrangulum var. perforatum

Related species

Hypericum perforatum L. - Perforate St John's-Wort
Hypericum maculatum Crantz - Imperforate St John's-Wort
Hypericum dubium Leers - Spotted St John's-Wort
Hypericum majus (A. Gray) Britton - Large St John's-Wort
Hypericum tetrapterum Fr. - Square-Stalked St John's-Wort
Hypericum humifusum L. - Trailing St John's-Wort
Hypericum pulchrum L. - Slender St John's-Wort
Hypericum elegans Willd. - Graceful St John's-Wort
Hypericum montanum L. - Pale St John's-Wort
Hypericum hirsutum L. - Hairy St John's-Wort
Hypericum elodes L. - Marsh St John's-Wort

Traits


    30–100 cm tall. flowers: yellowish; petals with black glands on the surface and at the margin. petals: 12–18 mm long, distinctly longer than the sepals. sepals: elongate-oval, entire to slender-dentate, acute, mostly without glands. stamina: 60–100. fruits: capsules,...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Hypericum dubium

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Hypericum dubium

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Hypericum dubium

Hypericum dubium

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

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