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Tutsan |
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Hypericum androsaemum |
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Photo © Carl Farmer |
Common on woodland edges and in sheltered places, generally at low altitudes. Height c 50-90 cm. Flower diameter c 1.8-2.8 cm Skye ID: No other St John's Wort has berries or is a shrub with substantial woody stems and branches (the others may be somewhat woody at the base but are much smaller plants with flowers < 18 mm diameter). Other features: Sepals unequal. Stem with 2 raised lines. Fruit turns black when ripe. |
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Carl Farmer Above: Flowers and young fruit |
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Photo © Carl Farmer
29 Aug 2003 Portree