Square-stemmed St John's Wort |
Hypericum tetrapterum |
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Carl Farmer |
Frequent in wet ground, including roadside ditches and marshland. Height c 30-60 cm. Flower diameter c 10-16 mm ID: Stem square, 4-winged. Other features: Petals about half as long again as sepals. Hairless. Leaves with translucent dots when held against light (as in most Hypericum species). Leaves similar to H pulchrum but without down-turned edges. Flowers and leaves both have black dots. |
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Photo © Carl Farmer |
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Photo © Carl Farmer |
Photo © Carl Farmer
5 Sep 2004 Glenhinnisdale, Skye
Open flower c 12 mm across