Kingdom Plantae Family Hypericaceae Rank Species | Order Malpighiales Genus Hypericum | |
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Similar Hypericum coris, Hypericum mutilum, Hypericum elongatum, Hypericum humifusum, Hypericum montanum | ||
Hypericum hircinum, also known as stinking tutsan, is a shrub in the genus Hypericum, in the section Androsaemum.
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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).
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.
Subspecies
Hypericum hircinum has five accepted subspecies:
References
Hypericum hircinum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA