Photographs: Ballingeary, Co.Cork

Imperforate St. John's-wort Hypericum maculatum Beathnua gan smál Family: Hypericaceae Flowering time: June-August. Perennial. Native. Golden-yellow flowers, 5 petals with black dots, blunt sepals and many stamens. The opposite, stalkless leaves are untoothed with translucent veins but no translucent dots. Square, un-winged stems. Height 30-90 cm Heavy, damp soils. Wood edges, roadsides, hedge banks. Similar: Perforate St. John's-wort, H. perforatum and Des Etangs' St. John's-wort, Hypericum x desetangsii. Hybrid between Imperforate St. John's-wort and Perforate St. John's-wort.

Imperforate St John's-wort, Hypericum maculatum, Beathnua gan smál