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Hypericum japonicum Thunb.
Matted St John's Wort

Reference
Fl.Jap. 295 Tab.31 (1784)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Ascending annual, herb, 0.02-0.12 m high. Fl. yellow, Oct to Nov. Moist places: pool edges, ephemeral swamps, creek beds.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 October 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Trainor, Warren, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Busselton, Esperance, Harvey, Irwin, Manjimup, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Sandstone, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Toodyay, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, West Arthur, Wiluna.