Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum (Murb.) A. Fröhl.

Taxonomy: Fam. Clusiaceae// Genus: Hypericum// Species: Hypericum maculatum Crantz// Subsp. Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum (Murb.) A. Fröhl. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med PlanBase (Marhold, 2011).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Hypericum maculatum Crantz is native from Europe to Central Siberia (Plants of the World Online portal). Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum (Murb.) Fröhl is native to the Balkan Peninsula and Romania (The Euro+Med PlantBase – source: Marhold, 2011; Plants of the World Online portal).

Habitat: Mountain grassland, edges and clearings of forests.

Flowering period: Summer (JUL, AUG).

Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– flowers. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– flower. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum– calyx. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – capsules. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – stem with wings and cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum – stem with wings. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Hypericum maculatum Crantz. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325096-2 [Accessed 02.08.2021].

Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum (Murb.) A.Fröhl. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1004596-2 [Accessed 02.08.2021].

Hypericum maculatum subsp. immaculatum. Marhold, K. (2011): Clusiaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=23234&PTRefFk=7200000 [Accessed 02.08.2021].

Micevski, K. (1995). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 3. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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