long ▁and ▁are ▁pal er ▁beneath ▁the ▁leaf . ▁The ▁lower ▁ones ▁are ▁eventually ▁decid uous . ▁The ▁leaves ▁have ▁l amin ar ▁g lands ▁that ▁are ▁array ed ▁in ▁short ▁lines ▁or ▁stre aks ▁or ▁d ots , ▁and ▁their ▁vent ral ▁g lands ▁can ▁be ▁dense ▁or ▁sparse ▁varying ▁from ▁plant ▁to ▁plant . ▁The ▁species ▁has ▁groups ▁of ▁ 1 - 3 ▁flowers ▁that ▁come ▁from ▁an ▁ap ical ▁node ▁and ▁are ▁c ory mb iform . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁ 3 5 - 6 5 ▁mill im eters ▁in ▁diameter ▁and ▁are ▁stell ate ▁with ▁o void ▁bud s ▁that ▁are ▁obt use ▁to ▁rounded . ▁The ▁pet als ▁appear ▁bright ▁yellow ▁to ▁bright ▁yellow - or ange ▁and ▁grow ▁to ▁be ▁around ▁ 2 0 ▁by ▁ 1 5 ▁mill im eters ▁in ▁size . ▁The ▁st amen ▁fasc icles ▁each ▁have ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁stam ens , ▁with ▁the ▁longest ▁being ▁ 1 5 - 2 0 ▁mill im eters ▁long ▁with ▁yellow ▁an thers . ▁The ▁se eds ▁are ▁a ▁dark ▁re dd ish - b rown ▁and ▁are ▁ 1 - 1 . 2 ▁mill im eters ▁long . ▁ ▁The ▁species ' ▁flow ering ▁period ▁typically ▁last s ▁from ▁March ▁to ▁August . ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁Hyper icum ▁ob long if ol ium ▁extract ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁treatment ▁for ▁numerous ▁a il ments , ▁including ▁he pat itis , ▁g astr ic ▁ul cers , ▁and ▁be e