Species Hypericum riparium
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There aren’t any identifications of Hypericum riparium.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Hypericum:
Gk. hyper = above; eikon = a figure, icon, image. From the ancient practice of placing flowers above an image in the house to ward off evil spirits, celebrated at the midsummer festival of Walpurgisnacht, named after Saint Walpurga (c 710–777), which later became the feast of St John held in late June when they are in bloom, and thus took the name of St John’s wort.
Etymology of riparium:
From the Latin riparius = pertaining to a riverbank; referring to the plant's habitat
Scientific name:
Hypericum riparium A. Chev.
Synonym of:
Unknown
Long etymology:
Protologue:
Bull. Soc. Bot. France liv. Mem. VIII. 8 (1907)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1907
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Hypericum riparium.