Plants : HypericaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Hypericum humifusum L.

Trailing St. John's-wort

999238.jpg
Hypericum humifusum

Description: An infrequent but widespread native plant of dry heaths, sandy or gravelly banks, rock exposures etc, in non-calcareous situations. It is a creeping plant with oval leaves covered by translucent glands. Flowers are about a third of an inch in diameter and are of typical St. John's wort form.

All names: Hypericum humifusum L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Hypericum humifusum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Hypericum humifusum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Hypericum humifusum. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2964. Accessed on 2026-11-02.