General:
Perennial herb from a long stolon and rhizome; stems erect, branched above, glabrous, 5-80 cm tall.

Leaves:
Stem leaves oblong to rounded, unstalked, obtuse, 1-3 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm wide, glabrous with black marginal dots.

Flowers:
Inflorescence up to 50+ flowered; petals pale to bright yellow, 7-12 mm long; sepals narrowly egg-shaped to triangular, obtuse, 3-4 mm long; stamens 75-100, united basally into 3 groups; styles 3, 3-5 mm long.

Fruits:
Membranous capsules, 6-9 mm long; seeds yellow to brownish, about 0.8 mm long, finely net-veined and longitudinally grooved.

Notes:
Two subspecies occur in Bcd:

1. Stems few branched in the inflorescence, mostly 5-20 cm tall; leaves rounded; plants infrequent at higher elevations in S BC, most common in SE BC....................... ssp. nortoniae (M.E. Jones) J. Gillett

1. Stems branched below the inflorescence, mostly 20-80 cm tall; leaves narrowly egg-shaped; infrequent at lower elevations in S BC, most common in SW BC..........................ssp. scouleri

Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.

Illustration Source:  The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Hypericum formosum
Hypericum formosum subsp. scouleri
Hypericum formosum var. nortoniae (M.E. Jones) C.L. Hitchc.
Hypericum nortoniae M.E. Jones