Hypericum humifusum L.

Trailing St John's-Wort

Hypericaceae

Traits


    Maximal 15 cm tall. flowers: yellowish; petals without glands. petals: distinctly longer than the sepals. sepals: mostly black glandular-dentate at the margin, mostly without glands. stamina: 15–20. fruits: capsules, 3‑locular. stem: herbaceous, prostrating, thin, (a...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Hypericum humifusum

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 humifusum

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 humifusum

Hypericum humifusum

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, fields, vineyards

  • in acidic, moist to wet habitats

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