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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Lysimachia punctata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Dotted Loosestrife at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia punctata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
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 (10/20/20):
Lysimachia punctata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia punctata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lysimachia punctata
4413
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Waif(s)
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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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