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Lysimachia asperulifolia

Lysimachia asperulifolia Poir.

Carolina Yellow Loosestrife , Rough-leaf Yellow-loosestrife, Rough-leaved Loosestrife, Roughleaf Yellow Loosestrife

Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LYAS2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun
Bloom Notes: Yellow, streaked with reddish black resin canals.

Distribution

USA: NC , SC
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.
Native Habitat: Swamp margins, wet pine savannas and pocosins.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q2DF
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (NC, SC)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lysimachia asperulifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lysimachia asperulifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lysimachia asperulifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-03
Research By: CBR

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