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Scientific name:

Hypericum montanum

Vernacular name:

St John's-wort, Pale


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Pale St John's-wort

Scientific name: Hypericum montanum L.

Diagnostic features
Erect perennial to 1m.
Petals pale yellow.
Black glands sessile on leaves, stalked on sepals.

Chromosome number: (2n=16).

Habitat
Native; open woodland, hedgebanks and rocky slopes, usually on calcareous soils.

Distribution
Local but widespread in England and Wales.

This species is keyed out on Page 3874 in the Text Key.

Hypericum montanum
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