Υπερικό το συμπαγές υποείδος ο στενοβότρυς
Etymology of confertum subsp. stenobotrys: The name of the genus, "Hypericum", derives from Ancient Greek "ὑπερικόν" [yperikón], a variant of "ὑπέρεικος" [ypérikos], from "ὑπέρ" [ypér], meaning "over" and "ἐρείκη" [eriki], meaning "an area of open, uncultivated land, typically on acid, sandy soil"; the name alludes to its favorite habitat. The epithet "confertum" is Latin and means "crowded, dense, compact", and refers to this species' crowded cluster of leaves. "Stenobotrys" is Ancient Greek from "στενός", meaning "narrow" and "βότρυς", meaning "raceme", referring to the appearance of its inflorescence; a raceme is "a flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem. The flowers at the base of the central stem develop first".
There are a total of 8 Hypericum kinds (species and subspecies) in the Cypriot habitat, and one of them appears exclusively in the occupied Cyprus north. Three of the eight kinds are unfortunately endangered to extinction.
Hypericum confertum subsp. stenobotrys is a perennial herb reaching up to 35cm high. It is an uncommon plant, growing exclusively in the Troodos Mountains range, at an altitude between 1225–1950 metres. Hypericum confertum subspecies stenobotrys grows in rocky places and in open pine forests. Its flowering period is between May and July.
