Hypericum lanuginosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	Hypericum sect. Adenosepalum
Species:	H. lanuginosum
Binomial name
Hypericum lanuginosum Lam.[1]
Synonyms
Hypericum gracile Hypericum lanuginosum subsp. gracile Hypericum lanuginosum subsp. millepunctatum Hypericum lanuginosum var. pestalozzae[2] Hypericum lanuginosum var. scabrellum Hypericum lanuginosum var. β gracile Hypericum lanuginosum var. lanuginosum[3] Hypericum pestalozzae Hypericum scabrellum

Hypericum lanuginosum, or downy St. John's wort,^[4] is a perennial herb, a flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae.

Description

The species grows from 10 to 80 centimeters tall. It has a woody rootstock with few stems. Its leaves have dense whitish veins and are subglabrous on both surfaces. The stems are green and terete and have 2-4 lined internodes. The dimensions of the leaves are 15–60 mm by 5–25 mm. Its flowers are 15–20 mm in diameter and are rounded.^[5]

Distribution and habitat

Hypericum lanuginosum is found in Sinai, Southern Turkey, Western Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus.^[6] Its habitat is in moist, shady areas, usually by rocks, 0–2400 meters from sea level.^[7]