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Hypericum perforatum

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Noun1.Hypericum perforatumHypericum perforatum - yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands
klammath weed
St John's wort - any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil


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The one that is used to combat depression is Hypericum perforatum, a species native to Europe which, in this country, may be found growing wild from the central California Coast north to British Columbia, as well as in northern Nevada, Idaho and Montana.
GARDENING : MORE THAN ONE REASON TO PLANT PUNGENT HORSERADISH by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
John's wort (``wort'' is Old English for plant) is a weed also known as Hypericum perforatum.
ON THE TRAIL OF THE FEEL-GOOD WEED; ST. JOHN'S WORT AN HERBAL OPTION ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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