Hypericum perforatum L.

Spice Flower

Family: GUTTIFERAE

Genus: Hypericum

Catalan common name: Herba de Sant Joan. Herba foradada. Pericó. Tresflorina vera.

Spanish common name: Corazoncillo. Hierba de San Juan. Hipérico.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Medicinal. Symbolic uses.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Hemicryptophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: Examine the leaf of this plant against the light, and you can see that it is covered with translucent glands, giving it a ?perforated? appearance, and its species name. Hypericum perfoliatum is a closely related species that lives in the same habitats, with rounded leaf bases, yet few or none of these translucent glands are found on the leaves of this species.