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Tutsan

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Tutsan
Hypericum androsaemum
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Hypericum

Tutsan (French: Toutesaine) is a bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers. Its fruit are red berries, which turn black when they are fully ripe. The leaves and flowers of the plant grow and blossom in the spring and are shed in the fall. Its scientific name is Hypericum androsaemum L. The Tutsan has medical properties. A similar plant to it is the H. perforatum.