Tutsan
Taken in Jim's Garden on 26th June 2019 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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Taken in Jim's Garden on 4th September 2020 using Nikon D500 with Sigma 105 mm macro lens
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Tutsan
Tutsan.
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AKA: 		Hypericum androsaemum.
Malpighiales.
Hypericaceae.
Perennial shrub.
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 Open woods and hillsides.
Can grow up to 1.5 m.
The common name tutsan appears to be a corruption of toute saine literally meaning all-healthy. This is probably in reference to its healing properties. The leaves were applied to wounds. Said to cure both sciatica and gout, and to heal burnings by fire." The berries which turn from white/green, to red, to black are poisonous.