Hypericum scouleri subsp. scouleri

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Scouler's St. John's wort

HypericaceaeLeaves

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are dried and ground into a flour used as a substitute for acorn meal.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

An herbaceous plant in the Hypericaceae (also Clusiaceae) family found in temperate regions. The leaves are traditionally dried and ground into flour for use like acorn meal.

Wikipedia

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Hypericum scouleri, known by the common name Scouler's St. John's wort in English, is a flowering species of plant from western North America. It grows in areas around streams and wetlands from Canada to the highlands of Mexico. It is sometimes mistaken for the invasive Perforate St John's wort from Eurasia.