Common name:
Imperforate st john's-wort
Family:
Scientific name:
Hypericum maculatum
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles except high elevation regions
Height:
Up to 100 cm
Habitat:
Woodland, rough grassland, roadsides and other waste ground
Flowers:
2 cm in diameter; five broad yellow petals, flecked by a few dark dots, and five much shorter sepals, somewhat different in size. Flowers are produced in open clusters at the top of the stem branches
Leaves:
Ovate, hairless, crossed by a few light-coloured veins, tapered at the base, generally without any translucent dots. On stems that are square in cross-section but lack wings along the angles
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
