Hypericum barbatum explained

Hypericum barbatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.^[1] It is native to southeastern Europe, especially in Greece.^[2] The sepals bear many long silky hairs hence the specific name barbatum meaning "bearded".

Variants/subspecies

Hypericum barbatum has 20 known variants or subspecies. The five most prominent are listed.^[3]

• Hypericum barbatum subsp. macedonicum
• Hypericum barbatum f. acutifolium
• Hypericum barbatum f. barbatum
• Hypericum aucheri var. punctato-fimbriatum
• Hypericum calabricum

Notes and References

1. http://linnean-online.org/9532/ Linnean Society Online
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/3715041 Global Biodiversity Information Facility
3. http://hypericum.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/768 Hypericum Myspecies