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