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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lysimachia punctata   FAMILY Primulaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia punctata   FAMILY Primulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)

Lysimachia punctata

 

COMMON NAME:
Spotted Loosestrife, Dotted Loosestrife, Large Loosestrife


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image of Lysimachia punctata, Spotted Loosestrife, Dotted Loosestrife, Large Loosestrife

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lypu2_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lysimachia punctata   FAMILY Primulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia punctata   FAMILY Primulaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Lysimachia punctata

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4413

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Waif(s)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Usually whorled

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Rhizomes slender to thickened

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens

Inflorescences axillary, either solitary flowers or verticils

FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule

 

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