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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lysimachia clethroides
FAMILY
Primulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia clethroides
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Lysimachia clethroides
COMMON NAME:
Gooseneck Loosestrife
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JK Marlow jkm080705_105
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
Leaf blades broadly elliptic, broadly lanceolate, or broadly ovate, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm080705_110
July Haywood County NC
In cultivation
White flowers in a dense terminal raceme (often with a secund tip), per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm180907_4626
September Buncombe County NC
In cultivation
Flowers closely spaced, touching, the inflorescence thus appearing cylindrical, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm180907_4628
September Buncombe County NC
In cultivation
Leaves alternate, which is unusual for Lysimachia found in the Southeast.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lysimachia clethroides
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia clethroides
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Lysimachia clethroides
2708
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides (cultivated and rarely persistent or escaped), per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed campanulate to campanulate-rotate corolla
5 stamens, united at base
Superior ovary
Flowers in a dense terminal raceme, generally drooping at the tip
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
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