Hypericum xylosteifolium is a flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is the only species in Hypericum sect. Inodora.[2]

Hypericum xylosteifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	Hypericum sect. Inodora Stef.
Species:	H. xylosteifolium
Binomial name
Hypericum xylosteifolium (Spach) N. Robson
Synonyms
Androsaemum adenophyllum A. xylosteifolium H. adenophyllum H. inodorum var. glandulosum H. inodorum var. integrisepalum H. inodorum var. intermedium H. inodorum var. multiflorum H. inodorum var. sommieri H. inodorum var. subuniflorum H. ramosissimum H. ramosissimum var. intermedium H. ramosissimum var. multiflorum H. ramosissimum var. subuniflorum H. rariflorum[1]

Distribution

The species is found in northeast Turkey and southwest Georgia.[3]

Description

The species grows up to 1.5 meters tall. Its petals are golden yellow and its seeds are pale tan.[2]

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