Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum


Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum is one of 36 sections in the genus Hypericum. Its type species is Hypericum montanum.

Distribution

Species in the section are found primarily in Western and Central Europe, Central Russia, the Caucasus, and Morocco.

Description

The section contains a variety of types of plants including shrubs, shrublets, and wiry or soft herbs that grow to be up to tall. If the species in the section are woody, they will be deciduous. They will either be glabrous or have simple hairs and have dark black glands on their leaves. The leaves are placed opposite but in very rare cases are 3-whorled.

Species

Section Adenosepalum contains thirty species divided into four subsections as well as two nothospecies. In addition, H. annulatum has three recognized subspecies and H. aethiopicum has two.