With approximately 1m tall 4-ridged stems, Hypericum
ascyron, a perennial herb, grows in damp grasslands or swamp
fringes in mountainous regions. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis,
in the lanceolate shape, 4-10cm in length, and the basal portions
embrace the stems to some extent. Pale glands exist on the leaf
surfaces, but no dark ones do. The stems branch on the tops and set
yellow one-day flowers on the branch tips. The flower is 5-petaled,
each 4-6cm in length; sepals are 6 in number, each different in
size, having many pale glands between veins. Bloom time:
July-August. |