Hypericum aciferum

Hypericum aciferum
	Hypericum aciferum
Systematics
	Rosids
	Eurosiden I
Order :	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family :	St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae)
Genre :	St. John's herbs ( Hypericum )
Type :	Hypericum aciferum
Scientific name
	Hypericum aciferum
	( Greuter ) N.Robson

Hypericum aciferum is a plant from the genus of hypericum ( Hypericum ).

features

Hypericum aciferum is a dwarf shrub that reaches heights of 20 to 30 centimeters. The leaves are 5 to 12 millimeters in size, narrow, linear-spatulate and not heaped like roof tiles. The inflorescence is (one to) three-flowered. The flowers are stalked. The crown is about 9 millimeters tall and sloping.

The flowering period extends from June to October.

Occurrence

Hypericum aciferum is on Crete in the regional district of Chania in Sfakia endemic . The species grows in crevices at altitudes of 5 to 50 meters.

supporting documents

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 .

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