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Lysimachia remyi

Lysimachia remyi Hillebr.

Rockface Yellow Loosestrife

Primulaceae (Primrose family)

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USDA Symbol: LYRE2

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems upright or sprawling, up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Reddish purple to burgandy, with darker veins.

Distribution

USA: HI
Native Habitat: Open wet sites, cliffs, rock walls in mesic shrubland, subalpine shrubland, wet forests.

National Wetland Indicator Status

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

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.

Bibliography

Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 136 - A Taxonomic Revision of the Endemic Hawaiian Lysimachia (Primulaceae) Including Three New Species (1997) University of Hawaii Press
Webref 43 - Hawaiian Native Plant Genera (2006) University of Hawaii
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr Environmental

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-06-02
Research By: CBR

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