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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia loomisii
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
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
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (historically in GA, but not recently seen)
Habitat: Moist to wet savannas, pocosin ecotones, per Weakley's Flora
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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
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