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Lysimachia radicans

Lysimachia radicans Hook.

Creeping Loosestrife, Trailing Loosestrife, Trailing Yellow Loosestrife, Trailing Yellow-loosestrife

Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Synonym(s): Nummularia radicans, Steironema radicans

USDA Symbol: LYRA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Trailing stems up to about 40 inches long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Yellow with reddish base, sparsely streaked with dark resin canals.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , IL , KY , LA , MO , MS , OK , TN , TX , VA
Native Habitat: Cypress and tupelo swamps, flood plains, stream banks, marshes.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	OBL				OBL	FACW		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 radicans in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lysimachia radicans in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lysimachia radicans

Metadata

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

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