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Photographer: Arthur Meeks
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Family Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
whorled loosestrife, whorled yellow loosestrife
Lysimachia: probably for Greek king Lysimachus or maybe from Greek lysis for "a release from" and mache for "fighting or strife"
quadrifolia: four-leaved
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb; stems smooth, rarely branched; roots long, creeping on or near the surface of the ground |
| Flower: | yellow with a rusty- red "eye" and dark lines, 5-parted, 3/8"-2/3" wide; solitary from the leaf axils on long spreading stalks; blooms June-July |
| Leaf: | whorls of 3-7, dotted, hairy beneath |
| Habitat: | dry to moist; open woods, forests |
| (Glossary) |
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