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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lysimachia fraseri
FAMILY
Primulaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Fraser's Loosestrife at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia fraseri
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-02-005:
Lysimachia fraseri
FAMILY
Primulaceae
COMMON NAME:
Fraser's Loosestrife
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JK Marlow jkm150621_373
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Leaves whorled to opposite distally, lanceolate to elliptic or oblanceolate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm150621_374
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Leaf venation pinnate-arcuate, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm150621_377
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm200613_5852
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9736
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9739
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm190704_9742
July Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
Corolla lobe margins entire, apex acute to obtuse; filaments connate, per Flora of North America.
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Owen Carson owc_fireworks_1
July Transylvania County NC
Gorges State Park
Inflorescence a terminal panicle subtended by bracts much smallr than stem lvs, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150822_829
August Oconee County SC
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve
Leaves have a narrow translucent red border best observed with a 10x lens, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm150822_830
August Oconee County SC
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm150822_831
August Oconee County SC
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve
Capsules 3-5mm, not punctate, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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Sam Pratt sbp_3404
September Spartanburg County SC
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Sam Pratt sbp_3409
September Spartanburg County SC
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Sam Pratt sbp_3412
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211018_4403
October Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211018_4411
October Pickens County SC
Calyx not streaked, 4-6mm, lobes lanceolate, margins darkly thickened, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm211018_4413
October Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211018_4415
October Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm211018_4421
October Pickens County SC
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) 147-02-005:
Lysimachia fraseri
FAMILY
Primulaceae
888
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in hardwood forests, forest edges and roadbanks, thin soils around rock outcrops, 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
Whorls of 3-5 (or opposite)
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed rotate to slightly campanulate corolla
5 stamens, united into a conspicuous tube
Superior ovary
Inflorescence a leafy terminal panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!