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Photographer: David Seils
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Family Primulaceae
Lysimachia hybrida Michx.
lowland yellow loosestrife, Mississippi-valley loosestrife, river loosestrife
Lysimachia: probably for Greek king Lysimachus or maybe from Greek lysis for "a release from" and mache for "fighting or strife"
hybrida: hybrid
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2'-5' tall forb; short, stout, freely-rooting rhizomes |
| Flower: | yellow with a rusty- red "eye", 5-parted, 1/2"-3/4" wide, stamens distinct; solitary in the leaf axils; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | flat, not dotted, 1 1/2"-3" long by 1/3"-3/4" wide, green below, bases often rounded, stalk with hairs below the middle |
| Habitat: | wet; sloughs, woods, prairies |
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