Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

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Hypericum gramineum

Common name

Small St John's wort

Family

Hypericaceae

Where found

Forest, woodland, grassy areas, and roadsides. Widespread.

Notes

Erect perennial herb to 0.4 m high, often rhizomatous. Stems 4-ridged. Leaves opposite each other, 0.5–2 cm long, 1-7 mm wide, often glaucous, margins usually rolled or curved down, at least the uppermost leaves stem-clasping. Flowers yellow to orange, often with greenish yellow centres, 5–14 mm in diameter, with 5 petals. Flowers in clusters of 3 or more flowers, sometimes single  Flowering: spring-summer.

Family was Clusiaceae.

All native plants on unleased land in the ACT are protected.

PlantNET description:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Hypericum~gramineum  (accessed 19 January, 2021)