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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Primulaceae
Lysimachia quadriflora Sims
narrow-leaved loosestrife, smooth loosestrife
Lysimachia: probably for Greek king Lysimachus or maybe from Greek lysis for "a release from" and mache for "fighting or strife"
quadriflora: four-flowered
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-2' tall, branched forb; short rhizomes |
| Flower: | yellow with a rusty- red "eye", 5-parted, 1/2"-1" wide, stamens distinct; inflorescence a cluster at the ends of the stems and branches; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | linear, firm, gradually tapering to stalkless base, not dotted, edges mostly smooth |
| Habitat: | moist to wet; prairies, meadows; in limy soil |
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