Hypericum perfoliatum
Hypericum perfoliatum
Binbirdelikotu
Stems 15-80 cm, erect or decumbent. Leaves 13-60 mm, ovate to triangular-lanceolate or rarely linear, the uppermost sometimes black-glandular-ciliate, usually densely pellucid-dotted, with obscure reticulate venation. Sepals oblong, subacute to rounded, densely and irregularly black-glandular-denticulate or -ciliate and with ± numerous superficial black streaks and dots mostly in 2 vertical rows, erect in fruit. Petals 9-14 mm, with or without black dots or streaks towards the apex. Capsule 5-6 mm, broadly ovoid, with dorsal vittae and lateral vesicles. FI. 4-5. Damp meadows and shady places among rocks, 20-880 m.
S. Europe, Cyprus, N.W. Africa. Medit. element.
