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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.
Your search found 23 taxa in the family Primulaceae, Primrose family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Eastern Shooting Star
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Primula meadia FAMILY: Primulaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Dodecatheon meadia ssp. meadia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dodecatheon meadia 147-01-001 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in rich forests, woodlands, & rock outcrops (primarily calcareous or mafic), esp with nutrient-rich seepage
Uncommon in GA Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fringed Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Steironema ciliatum FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia ciliata FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia ciliata 147-02-001 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in mesic forests, especially bottomlands and coves dominated by hardwoods
Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain, uncommon in SC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Loosestrife, Appalachian Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Steironema tonsum FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia tonsa FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia tonsa 147-02-002 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in moist to dry upland forests, especially over calcareous or mafic rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lanceleaf Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Steironema lanceolatum FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia lanceolata FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia lanceolata var. lanceolata 147-02-003a FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in mesic to relatively dry forests, mafic and calcareous fens, bogs, forest edges, roadbanks, primarily on circumneutral soils
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain of GA & NC)(common in GA Mtns)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Lowland Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Steironema hybridum FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia hybrida FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia lanceolata var. hybrida 147-02-003b FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in mesic hardwood forests, sinkhole and depression ponds, wet meadows, other wet areas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Grassleaf Yellow-loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Steironema gramineum FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia graminea FAMILY: Primulaceae
Rare, an endemic
Native to Georgia & Alabama
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Common Name:
Prairie Loosestrife, Four-flower Loosestrife, Smooth Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Steironema quadriflorum FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia quadriflora FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in wet meadows and calcareous fens, stream banks
Rare
Native to Georgia & possibly North Carolina
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Common Name:
Moneywort, Creeping Jenny, Creeping Charlie
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia nummularia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia nummularia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia nummularia 147-02-004 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in lawns, pastures, seepages, other moist disturbed places
Uncommon in NC-SC, rare in GA
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Fraser's Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia fraseri FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia fraseri FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia fraseri 147-02-005 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in hardwood forests, forest edges and roadbanks, thin soils around rock outcrops
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Garden Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) Lysimachia vulgaris FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia vulgaris FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in disturbed bottomlands, marshes, disturbed areas
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Whorled Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia quadrifolia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia quadrifolia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia quadrifolia 147-02-006 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in wide variety of forests & openings, including pine savannas of the outer Coastal Plain, ranging from moist to very dry
Common (uncommon in NC-SC Coastal Plain and GA Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Swamp Candles, Bog-candles, Bog Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia terrestris FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia terrestris FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia terrestris 147-02-007 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in bogs, wet meadows & swamp forests
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain, rare in GA)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Loosestrife, Loomis's Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia loomisii FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia loomisii FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia loomisii 147-02-008 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in moist to wet savannas, pocosin ecotones
Uncommon (rare in GA), endemic to GA-NC-SC Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pocosin Loosestrife, "Roughleaf Loosestrife"
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia asperulifolia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia asperulifolia FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lysimachia asperulaefolia 147-02-009 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in low pocosins, high pocosins, streamhead pocosins, savanna-pocosin ecotones, sandhill-pocosin ecotones
Rare, endemic to NC-SC Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Lysimachia clethroides FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia clethroides FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it on roadsides
Rare, cultivated & rarely persistent or escaped
Non-native: Japan
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Common Name: Spotted Loosestrife, Dotted Loosestrife, Large Loosestrife
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Lysimachia punctata FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lysimachia punctata FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in disturbed areas
Waif(s)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Northern Starflower, Maystar
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Trientalis borealis FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trientalis borealis ssp. borealis FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in northern hardwood forests, rich slope forests, often in second-growth areas
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common Name: Scarlet Pimpernel, Poor Man's Weatherglass
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Anagallis arvensis FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anagallis arvensis ssp. arvensis FAMILY: Primulaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Anagallis arvensis 147-03-001 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Uncommon in NC, rare in GA, mixed in SC
Non-native: Europe
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Common Name:
Chaffweed, False-pimpernel
Weakley's Flora: (10/20/20) Centunculus minimus FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anagallis minima FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Centunculus minimus 147-04-001 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in ditches, wet disturbed areas, savannas, pond margins
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare elsewhere
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Water-pimpernel, Brookweed
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Samolus parviflorus FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Samolus parviflorus 147-05-001 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it on streambanks, brackish marshes, pools in floodplains, interdune ponds
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Featherfoil, Water-violet
Weakley's Flora: (2/8/20) Hottonia inflata FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hottonia inflata FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hottonia inflata 147-06-001 FAMILY: Primulaceae
Look for it in slow-moving or stagnant waters of swamps, millponds, beaverponds, sag ponds, oxbows, rivers, probably dispersed by waterfowl
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coral Ardisia, Hen's Eyes, Coralberry, Marlberry
Weakley's Flora: (11/30/12) Ardisia crenata FAMILY: Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ardisia crenata FAMILY: Myrsinaceae
Look for it in moist suburban forests, floodplains, mesic flatwoods
Uncommon (naturalized from horticultural use)
Non-native: Asia
Common Name: Japanese Ardisia, Marlberry
Weakley's Flora: (5/21/15) - FAMILY: Primulaceae
PLANTS National Database: Ardisia japonica FAMILY: Myrsinaceae
Non-native: China/Japan
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