Hypericum lanuginosum, or downy St. John's wort,Royal Horticultural Society is a perennial herb, a flowering plant in the St. John's wort family Hypericaceae.

Description The species grows from tall. It has a woody rootstock with few stems. Its leaves have dense whitish veins and are subglabrous on both surfaces. The stems are green and terete and have 2–4 lined internodes. The dimensions of the leaves are 15–60 mm by 5–25 mm. Its flowers are 15–20 mm in diameter and are rounded.Hypericum MySpecies

Distribution and habitat Hypericum lanuginosum is found in Sinai, Southern Turkey, Western Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus.Studies in the genus Hypericum L. (Guttiferae) 6. Sections 20. Myriandra to 28. Elodes Its habitat is in moist, shady areas, usually by rocks, from sea level.Flora of Israel Online

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