The obscure little St. John's Wort called Orange Grass is starting to flower. Orange Grass is listed S-2 (imperiled) on the list of Rare and Uncommon Vascular Plants of Vermont. Also in flower is Great St. John's Wort listed S-2 by the state but also listed as threatened on the more restricted list of Threatened and Endangered Plants of Vermont; plants that get some small degree of statutory protection.
Orange Grass grows in only a few spots in Dummerston under very specific conditions. The Great St. John's Wort pictured is the only specimen I have ever located.
Note: Some field guides hyphenate St. John's-wort, some make it one word - St. Johnswort - and some spell it as I chose to. A wort is simply a plant and I would not make one word of St. John's plant. Would I?
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| Orange Grass |
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