Trailing St John's wort (Hypericum humifusum)

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Scientific name:	Hypericum humifusum L.
Common Name:	Trailing St John’s wort
Habitat:	Found in open habitats; usually calcifuge (Tutin et al 1968). Widespread on heaths and moors. Found on hedgebanks and in coastal grassland, on cliffs, along paths and on bareish rocky slopes (La Societe Guernesiaise 2005)