Hypericum barbatum

Hypericum barbatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.^[1] It is native to southeastern Europe, especially in Greece.^[2] The sepals bear many long silky hairs hence the specific name barbatum meaning "bearded".

Hypericum barbatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Section:	Hypericum sect. Drosocarpium
Species:	H. barbatum
Binomial name
Hypericum barbatum Jacq.

Variants/subspecies

Hypericum barbatum has 20 known variants or subspecies. The five most prominent are listed.^[3]

• Hypericum barbatum subsp. macedonicum
• Hypericum barbatum f. acutifolium
• Hypericum barbatum f. barbatum
• Hypericum aucheri var. punctato-fimbriatum
• Hypericum calabricum