Hypericum hircinum

Hypericum hircinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Hypericaceae
Genus:	Hypericum
Species:	H. hircinum
Binomial name
	Hypericum hircinum; L.
Synonyms
	Androsaemum hircinum;

Hypericum hircinum, also known as Stinking Tutsan, is a shrub in the genus Hypericum, in the section Androsaemum.

Description

The species grows to be 2 meters tall. It has a branching base with grey-brown bark. Its leaves give off a goat-like scent when crushed (caproic acid).^[1]

Distribution

Hypericum hircinum is found around the Mediterranean, specifically in France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. The species was naturalized in Britain as early as 1620. The species does not spread rapidly into natural vegetation, and so has very little spread.^[2]

Subspecies

Hypericum hircinum has five accepted subspecies:^[3]

References

^ Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae): 3. Sections: 1. Campylosporus to: 6a. Umbraculoides.
^ Online Atlas of British and Irish Plants
^ Hypericum Myspecies Taxonomy

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[1] Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae): 3. Sections: 1. Campylosporus to: 6a. Umbraculoides.

[2] Online Atlas of British and Irish Plants

[3] Hypericum Myspecies Taxonomy

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