Hypericum pallens
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| Pale St. John's wort | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | Hypericum sect. Triadenoides |
| Species: | H. pallens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypericum pallens | |
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Hypericum pallens, commonly known as the Pale St. John's wort or Mount Lebanon St. John's wort,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae which is found in Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria.
Similar species
H. pallens is similar in appearance to Hypericum ternatum, but it is less woody and more procumbent. Additionally, the range of H. pallens is to the east of H. ternatum, and their ranges do not overlap. In addition, the inflorescence of the species is also similar to the inflorescence of several species in the section Campylosporus, especially Hypericum revolutum.[3]