Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii

Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii
	Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii , Malta
Systematics
	Eurosiden I
Order :	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family :	St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae)
Genre :	St. John's herbs ( Hypericum )
Type :	Hypericum aegypticum
Subspecies :	Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii
Scientific name
	Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii
	( Spach ) N.Robson

Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii is a subspecies of the plant Hypericum aegypticum from the genus of hypericum ( Hypericum ).

features

Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii is a subshrub that reaches heights of 20 to 40 centimeters. The leaves measure 4 to 10 × 1.5 to 3 millimeters and are broadly elliptical to narrowly elongated, pointed to blunt, sessile or short-stalked, flat or almost hood-shaped and often crowded like roof tiles. The flowers are solitary and (almost) sessile. The crown is permanent and 8 to 14 millimeters in size.

The flowering period extends from January to June.

Occurrence

Hypericum aegypticum subsp. webbii occurs in the central Mediterranean area from Sardinia and Malta to western Greece. The subspecies grows on limestone cliffs and Phrygana near the coast at altitudes of 0 to 100 meters.

literature

Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 194 .

Individual evidence

↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Hypericum aegypticum. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved May 13, 2017.

[WCSP-1] Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Hypericum aegypticum. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved May 13, 2017.