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==Description== |
==Description== |
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It is a semi-[[evergreen]] [[shrub]] growing to {{convert|1.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|1.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} broad. It has oval leaves which turn red in autumn and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent [[stamen]]s in late summer.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn= |
It is a semi-[[evergreen]] [[shrub]] growing to {{convert|1.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall by {{convert|1.5|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} broad. It has oval leaves which turn red in autumn and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent [[stamen]]s in late summer.<ref name=RHSAZ>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|year=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=978-1405332965|pages=1136}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Hypericum forrestii''|publisher=Plants for a future|url=http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hypericum+forrestii|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Forrest's St. John's wort is native to [[Yunnan]] and [[Sichuan]] provinces in China, and northeastern [[Myanmar]]. It has been recorded as a garden escape in locations in the British Isles,<ref name=OABI>{{cite web|title=Hypericum forrestii (Forrest |
Forrest's St. John's wort is native to [[Yunnan]] and [[Sichuan]] provinces in China, and northeastern [[Myanmar]]. It has been recorded as a garden escape in locations in the British Isles,<ref name=OABI>{{cite web|title=Hypericum forrestii (Forrest's Tutsan)|url=http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=node/3066|work=Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora|publisher=Biological Records Centre|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> and as an invasive species.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hypericum forrestii|url=http://www.cabi.org/isc/?compid=5&dsid=114904&loadmodule=datasheet&page=481&site=144|work=Invasive Species Compendium|publisher=CAB International|accessdate=23 June 2013}}</ref> It may be under-recorded due to confusion with other St. John's wort species such as ''Hypericum'' 'Hidcote'.<ref name=OABI /> |
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==Cultivation== |
==Cultivation== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Hypericaceae |
| Genus: | Hypericum |
| Section: | H. sect. Ascyreia |
| Species: | H. forrestii
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Hypericum forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae native to China and Myanmar. It is known as Forrest's tutsan[1] and Forrest's St. John's wort. It was named in honour of the Scottish botanist George Forrest (1873-1932), who was the first westerner to discover it.
Description
It is a semi-evergreen shrub growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) broad. It has oval leaves which turn red in autumn and bowl-shaped yellow flowers with prominent stamens in late summer.[2][3]
Distribution
Forrest's St. John's wort is native to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in China, and northeastern Myanmar. It has been recorded as a garden escape in locations in the British Isles,[4] and as an invasive species.[5] It may be under-recorded due to confusion with other St. John's wort species such as Hypericum 'Hidcote'.[4]
Cultivation
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]
References
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ "Hypericum forrestii". Plants for a future. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Hypericum forrestii (Forrest's Tutsan)". Online Atlas of the British and Irish flora. Biological Records Centre. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "Hypericum forrestii". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Hypericum forrestii". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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