Hypericum olympicum

Mount Olympus St. John's Wort

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Common name

Mount Olympus St. John's Wort

Scientific name

Hypericum olympicum L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Perennial herb 10 to 40 cm tall. The stem is glaberous. Inflorescence composed of 1 to 5 flowers. The edge of the sepals is entire. Petals 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The leaves are without truncated branches at the base. Flowering season: June-July^[1].

Distribution in Bulgaria

It is found in the following floristic regions: Stara Planina (Middle and Eastern), Sredna Gora, Western Border Mountains, Rila, Pirin, Belasitsa, Slavyanka, Struma Valley, Mesta Valley, Rhodopes, Thracian Plain and Tundzha Hilly Plain, from 300 to at 1500 meters above sea level^[2].

References

[1] Делипавлов & кол., 2003. Определител на растенията в България. Аграрен университет. Пловдив.

[2] Делипавлов & кол., 2003. Пос. източник.

Hypericum olympicum на български

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