title: Hypericum minutum
text: # Hypericum minutum
  
  Hypericum minutum is a flowering plant in the genus Hypericum, sect. Adenosepalum.
  
  ## Similar Species
  
  The species is closest in appearance and relation to two other Turkish species of Hypericum: H. huber-morathii and H. sechmenii. The biggest differences between the species is in their leaves, flowering times, and pollen form.
  
  Comparison between H. huber-morathii, H. minutum, and H. sechmenii :
  
  | Characteristic | H. huber-morathii | H. sechmenii | H. minutum |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Stem length | 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) | 3–6 cm (1.2–2.4 in) | 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) |
  | Leaves | Placed opposite, stretched to broad egg-shaped | Overlapping, egg-shaped or elliptical | Placed opposite, broadly egg-shaped or almost circular |
  | Inflorescence | 3-12 flowers | 3-5 flowers | 1-3 flowers |
  | Sepals | None have cilia, have many superficial black dots | Most have cilia, have 2-3 superficial black dots | Few have cilia, have many superficial black dots |
  | Petals | Sometimes have superficial black dots (No amber glands | Have superficial amber dots or lines | Have superficial amber glands |
  | Flowering Period | June | June–July | July |
  | Distribution | Mediterranean | Turkey | Mediterranean |
  