Common name:
Marsh st john's-wort
Family:
Scientific name:
Hypericum elodes
Main flower color:
Range:
Ireland, Wales and west/south England
Height:
Up to 20 cm
Habitat:
Acid bogs and wet heaths
Flowers:
Five yellow petals crossed by parallel lengthwise veins, forming a cup shape - less spreading than for other hypercium species - and five sepals, green to red, with tiny red projections along the margins. Flowers form as a terminal cluster, typically of six heads
Leaves:
Clasping, round to ovate, light green, woolly-hairy on both sides
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★