Taxonomy: Fam. Clusiaceae// Genus: Hypericum// Species: Hypericum montbretii Spach. The classification is given according to the Euro+Med PlanBase (Marhold, 2011).
Determined according to the botanical key provided in The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski, 1995).
Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Balkan Peninsula to Lebanon and Caucasus according to the distribution information by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Clearings and edges of mixed oak forests in the belt of downy oak- oriental hornbeam community (Querco-carpinetum orientalis macedonicum association).
Flowering period: Spring – summer: MAY, JUN.
Hypericum montbretii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hypericum montbretii – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – inflorescence with flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – flowers and flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – flower and flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – developing inflorescence with flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Chrysopogon gryllus – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – upper part of plant with fruiting inflorescence and upper cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – fruiting inflorescence with capsules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – capsules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 05.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – capsule. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – capsules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – capsules. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hypericum montbretii. Left: habit during flowering. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 12.05.2020. Right: Habit during fruiting . “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photos by Trajche Dimitrovski. Hypericum montbretii – inflorescence. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 12.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – stem with cauline leaves. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 12.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – fruiting inflorescence with capsules. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – fruiting inflorescence with capsules. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Hypericum montbretii – capsules. “Mala” River near lake “Gradche”, 27.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski
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