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Hypericum maculatum Crantz

imperforate St. John’s wort (Hypericaceae)

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WidespreadNegligible tendencyS
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Hypericum maculatum has blunt sepals. They and the petals are covered with black markings: black lines in the widespread tetraploid Hypericum maculatum subsp. obtusiusculum, but dots in the diploid nominate subspecies (seen here).

Isère (38), France; 2017-07-16

 imperforate St. John’s wort / Hypericum maculatum: _Hypericum maculatum_ has blunt sepals. They and the petals are covered with black markings: black lines in the widespread tetraploid _Hypericum maculatum_ subsp. _obtusiusculum_, but dots in the diploid nominate subspecies (seen here).

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