Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
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)
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