Fringed Loosestrife

Plant Info

Also known as:
Scientific name:	Lysimachia ciliata
Family:	Primrose (Primulaceae)
Life cycle:	perennial
Origin:	native
Habitat:	sun to part shade; moist thickets, swamps, along shores
Bloom season:	summer
Plant height:	1 to 4 feet
USDA PLANTS database:	Minnesota county distribution map
Spotted in Ramsey County at:	Long Lake Regional Park Vadnais/Snail Lake Regional Park

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Detailed Information

Flower:

1-inch flowers, pale to medium yellow often with a spot of red at the center. One plant may have many flowers; they usually point downward. Individual flowers have 5 petals with a point at the tip.

Leaves and stem:

Leaves are up to 6 inches long and 2½ inches across, tapering to a point at the tip. The leaves may have fine hairs along the edge, but are otherwise smooth. The edges can be somewhat wavy. Attachment is opposite.

While the main stem is hairless, the leaf stem and axils are conspicuously hairy, which is where this plant gets its name.

More photos

• full length of plant, about 3 feet tall

More yellow wildflowers. Photos taken at Long Lake Regional Park, New Brighton, MN and the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden, July 2006.

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