Hypericum tomentosum L.

Spice

Family: GUTTIFERAE

Genus: Hypericum

Catalan common name: Hipèric tomentós. Tresflorina blanquinosa. Tresflorina tomentosa.

Spanish common name: Pericón blanquillo. Periconcillo. Periquillo lanudo.

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

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Herbaceous communities in humid soils.

Characteristics: A small shrub that is only woody at the base, with branches covered with very pilose leaves, which give the plant an overall whitish hue. The leaves are ovate and have black glands at the margins. The flowers are yellow like all of the species of this genus. Lives in the herb lands close by wetlands. Flowers during the months of May and June.