Hypericum pulchrum
Common name
slender St John’s wort
Family
Hypericaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
NVS code
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HYPPUL
Conservation status
Not applicable
Similar taxa
H. pulchrum may grow in the same locality as H. perforatum but can be distinguished by the more or less terete stems, the even fringe of black glands on the sepals and the reddish petals, anthers and stigmas.
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Yellow
Year naturalised
1956
Origin
Europe
Etymology
hypericum: From the Greek hyper (above) and eikon (picture), the plant was hung above pictures to ward off evil spirits