hypericum androsaemum #1947

digital collage using images taken with an iphone and with a circuit-bent toy camera. Tusan (hypericum androsaemum) also known as St. John’s wort is one of my favorite plants to photograph and draw. The berries look like gems and the flowers are star-shaped and golden with a soft stamens at the center. It’s been used medicinally to treat cuts and wounds and as a mood altering antidepressant. The raw berries of the plant are poisonous to humans when ingested.