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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Primulaceae
Lysimachia vulgaris L.
garden loosestrife, garden yellow loosestrife
Lysimachia: probably for Greek king Lysimachus or maybe from Greek lysis for "a release from" and mache for "fighting or strife"
vulgaris: Latin for "common"
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| Status: | Introduced - escaped |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, to 40" tall forb; roots long, creeping on or near surface of ground |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 1/2"-1" wide, sepals with red edges, petals smooth; inflorescence clusters (raceme) both terminal and from the upper leaf axils |
| Leaf: | whorled or opposite, lance-like, softly hairy beneath, dotted |
| (Glossary) |
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