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Hypericum empetrifolium
Very small shrub, about 25 cm high with bright yellow 5-petalled flowers and small thick leaves about 7mm x 2 mm.
Roadside amongst other small shrubs at elevation of maybe 500 m
Hellmut Baumann in 'Wildflowers of Greece' records that this species was highly valued by the ancients as a remedy for wounds.
Spotted on May 5, 2015
Submitted on May 6, 2015
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