Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton is a plant in the Hypericaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton (Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton)
🌿 Plantae

Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton

Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton

Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton is a perennial herb with studied potential medicinal properties in mice.

Family
Genus
Hypericum
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton

Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton is a perennial herb species. It is classified in the genus Hypericum, section Adenosepalum, and subsection Aethiopicum. A study on the effects of this plant in mice found that it has topical anti-inflammatory activity, analgesic activity, and antidepressant properties. This finding indicates it may have potential for local medicinal use in treating inflammatory illnesses.

Photo: (c) mario_mairal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by mario_mairal · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Hypericaceae Hypericum

More from Hypericaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Hypericum glandulosum Dryand. ex Aiton instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store