Hypericum montanum
Common name
mountain St John’s wort
Family
Hypericaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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HYPMON
Conservation status
Not applicable
Similar taxa
The rather similar H. perforatum and H. pulchrum grow in the same area of Marlborough, but it is distinguished from them by the hairy leaf undersurfaces and prominently lobed glandular-toothed sepals.
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1904
Origin
Europe, W. Asia, N. Africa
Etymology
hypericum: From the Greek hyper (above) and eikon (picture), the plant was hung above pictures to ward off evil spirits
montanum: From the Latin mons ‘mountain’, meaning growing on mountains