Image to followAI-generated illustrationHypericum tetrapterum
Hypericum tetrapterum
FamilyGenus: Johanniskräuternative in Germany
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About this species
Hypericum tetrapterum is a native herbaceous perennial of damp meadows, woodland edges and arable margins in Great Britain. From June to September it produces flowers and grows to about 0.46 m in height. It thrives in full sun and moist, moderately fertile soil.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
As a native species of damp grassland and margins, Hypericum tetrapterum forms part of the natural vegetation and does not become invasive or displace other plants.
Annual cycle
Herbaceous perennial; new shoots appear in spring, and flowering occurs from June to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.464 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun in a moisture‑retentive but well‑drained soil of moderate fertility. Ideal for a damp meadow planting or the edge of a wildlife pond. Does not require supplementary feeding.
Scientific profile
Hypericum tetrapterum is a herbaceous, non-woody perennial with broad leaves. Typically reaching 0.46 m in height, it associates with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Its Ellenberg indicator values show a strong preference for full sun (light value 7), moist conditions (moisture value 8) and neutral to weakly acidic soils (reaction value 6) of moderate fertility (nutrient value 5). The species tolerates only low disturbance (severity 0.49) and is most often encountered in damp, moderately species‑poor meadows, but also occurs in arable weed communities and at woodland edges. It flowers from June to September. The diaspores are tiny, weighing around 0.04 mg each.
Pollinators & visitors
55 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Bombus pratorumBombus muscorumApis melliferaBombus lucorumAndrena haemorrhoaAndrena bicolorAndrena chrysoscelesAndrena cinerariaAndrena flavipesAndrena fulvaAndrena humilisAndrena minutulaAndrena nigroaeneaAndrena subopacaAndrena wilkellaHalictus rubicundusHalictus tumulorumHylaeus communisLasioglossum albipesLasioglossum calceatumLasioglossum fulvicorneLasioglossum lativentreLasioglossum leucopusLasioglossum leucozoniumLasioglossum malachurumLasioglossum morioLasioglossum parvulumLasioglossum pauxillumLasioglossum puncticolleLasioglossum smeathmanellumLasioglossum villosulumSphecodes gibbusAndrena nitidaBombus campestrisNomada fabricianaNomada ruficornisBombus hortorumBombus lapidariusBombus pascuorumBombus ruderatusBombus rupestrisChrysotoxum bicinctumEpisyrphus balteatusEupeodes corollaeEupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes lunigerMelanostoma mellinumPipizella viduataPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus clypeatus
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloRes_2022
•Mendeley_UK_2022
•pollinator_interactions
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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