Richer's St. John's wort

Description:

This is a perennial plant that reaches height of 10 to 60 cm, has creeping, branchy, woody base. Seated leaves are up to 5.5 cm long, pointed-ovate, occupying the edge of the underside with black, sessile glands. One to ten flowers are arranged in dense. Five sepals of flower are up to 8 mm long and five yellow petals are up to 2 cm long, its edge has headed glands on fringes and on the surface are black, sessile glands. Flower has approximately 90 stamens. The flowering period extends from June to August. The fruit capsule has black to orange glands.

Habitat:

mountain meadow, 1900 m asl, Nature park Blidinje