Hypericum hircinum

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Family Hypericaceae

Taxonomy: Hypericum hircinum L.

Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30

Distribution (APC): Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (12), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 11 traits from 18 records in 4 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fruit morphology

fruit_length (numerical): 10.5 mm (8-13 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

leaf morphology

leaf_length (numerical): 18.5 mm (12-25 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_width (numerical): 9.5 mm (5-14 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_shape (categorical): elliptical (1); ovate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (1); cuneate (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]

life history

plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]
life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2023]
woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (2) [sources: RBGV_2022; Wenk_2022]

whole plant morphology

plant_height (numerical): 1 m (0.5-1.5 m) [sources: RBGV_2023]

Sources

dataset_id	n_traits	n_records	reference
RBGV_2023	8	12	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
RBGV_2022	3	3	VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Wenk_2022	2	2	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Wenk_2023	1	1	E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.