Hypericum gramineum
Grassy St. Johnswort
Family HypericaceaeAlso called Small St. John's wort
About
A small annual or perennial herb of open grassy country from Southeast Asia to Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Reported to cause photosensitisation (sensitivity to sunlight) and enteritis (inflammation of the gut); which animals are affected is not stated.
- People
- Not recorded.
Field notes
Morphology
Grows 5–72 cm tall with flowers 5–12 mm across.
Distribution & habitat
New Zealand, every Australian state and territory, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Taiwan, southern China, northeast India, Bhutan and Hawaii, in open grassy and shrubby habitats.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Taiwan, China, India, Bhutan, United States
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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