Hypericum gramineum, commonly known as small St. John's wort or grassy St. Johnswort, is species of flowering plant in the St. Johns wort family Hypericaceae. It is found in parts of Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Pacific.[2][3]

Hypericum gramineum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	H. sect. Trigynobrathys
Subsection:	H. subsect. Connatum
Species:	H. gramineum
Binomial name
Hypericum gramineum G.Forst.
Synonyms[1]
List Ascyrum involutum Labill. Ascyrum involutum Labill. Brathys billardierei Spach Brathys forsteri Spach Hypericum foetidum Hook.f. & Thomson ex Dyer Hypericum gramineum var. ericifolium Domin Hypericum gramineum var. genuinum Domin Hypericum gramineum var. pedicellare (Endl.) Domin Hypericum involutum (Labill.) Choisy Hypericum japonicum var. gramineum (G.Forst.) Maiden & Betche Hypericum pauciflorum subsp. involutum (Labill.) C.Rodr.Jim. Hypericum pedicellare Endl. Sarothra graminea (G.Forst.) Y.Kimura Sarothra saginoides Y.Kimura

Description

Grassy St. Johnswort is a small annual or perennial herb with a height of 5–72 cm (2.0–28.3 in).[3] Its flowers are 5–12 mm in diameter.[4] The plant causes photosensitization and enteritis.[5]

Distribution and habitat

Hypericum gramineum occurs in New Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, Papua-New Guinea, Vietnam, Taiwan, China (Hainan, Yunnan), India (Meghalaya, Manipur), Bhutan, and the United States (Hawaii).[3] It is found in every state and territory of Australia.[2] It grows in open grassy and shrubby habitats.[3]

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[fr] Millepertuis à feuilles de gramen