Photographs: Co. Cork

Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Meas torc allta Family: Hypericaceae Flowering time: June-August. Deciduous. Native. Yellow flowers are followed by non-edible berries that ripen to black. The opposite pairs of oval stalk-less leaves are slightly aromatic when bruised. Stems woody at base, two raised ridges and often red-tinged. To 70cm Common in hedgerows, woodland and on limestone pavements. Similar: Stinking Tutsan, H. hircinum has a strong, goat-like smell when crushed. Occasional, scattered distribution. Introduced.

Tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum, Meas torc allta