St. John's Wort - Hypericum perforatum
My rhubarb plants are surrounded by numerous stalks of St. John's Wort this year. It wasn't until I started photographing the flora around the farm that I actually identified the plant. Upon further investigation it appears that St. John's Wort is listed as a noxious weed in most of the western states. Washington state maintains the plant on its list of "Plants of concern" which means is is not mandated to remove but should be controlled to limit the continued spread.
I was quite happy to find St. John's Wort growing wild given it has medicinal properties, it just adds to the long list of medicinal plants native or naturalized to our farm.
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