Hypericum aciferum
Hypericum aciferum is a rare shrublet in Hypericum sect. Adenotrias that is found only on the southwestern region of the island of Crete. The species grows among calcareous rocks at near sea level altitudes. The species grows 4-7 centimeters tall and spreads into large ground-covering mats. Its flowers are 8 millimeters in diameter and have green sepals and bright yellow petals.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | Hypericum sect. Adenotrias |
| Species: | H. aciferum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum aciferum (Greuter) N.Robson | |
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References
- Robson, Norman. Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae). pp. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes.
- "Nomenclature | Hypericum online". hypericum.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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