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Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
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Native
Family:
Primulaceae (Primrose)
Height: 1 to 3 ft.
Blooms: June to
August
Leaf Type:
smooth
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Youghiogheny River Trail
Date: 6/14/2003
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Whorled Loosestrife may be
easily confused with:
- Fringed Loosestrife
Whorled loosestrife flowers occur in whorls of 3 to 6, most typically 5 or 6. Fringed loosestrife petals are fringed or slightly toothed, and generally have fewer flowers to a whorl. Fringed loosestrife nods more severly than whorled loosestrife.
- Garden Loosestrife
Flowers on garden loosestrive are more densely clustered, and the stem is hairy. Flowers of whorled loosestrife reach farther from the central stem.
- Swamp Candles
Flowers of Swamp Candles are crowded close to the stalk, forming a more obvious cluster than whorled loosestrife.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
