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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Loomis's Loosestrife at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Lysimachia loomisii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-02-008:
Lysimachia loomisii FAMILY Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lysimachia loomisii
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Loosestrife, Loomis's Loosestrife
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May Cumberland County NC
Leaves sessile, linear, tapered to both ends, opposite or in whorls of 3-4, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Lysimachia loomisii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-02-008:
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lysimachia loomisii
3054
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Moist to wet savannas, pocosin ecotones, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (historically in GA, but not recently seen)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite or whorls of 3-4
Leaves sessile
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5-lobed rotate corolla
5 stamens, united into a conspicuous tube
Superior ovary
Flowers in a terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p263
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p371
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