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Lysimachia clethroides
Also called Gooseneck Loosestrife
Gooseneck loosestrife is a hardy perennial with upright spikes of snow-white flowers in summer, spreading by underground stolons. It thrives in moist, rich soil in part shade, and can spread aggressively in gardens.
Lysimachia clethroides, the gooseneck loosestrife, is a species of flowering plant, traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae. It was transferred to the family Myrsinaceae based on a molecular phylogenetic study, but this family was later merged into the Primulaceae.
The native range of this plant is China and Japan. It is also found in Russia, Korea, and North America. It is present in damp woodland margins, wet ravines and forests, sunny grassy hills, and mountain slopes at elevations of 300–2,100 m (980–6,890 ft) above sea level. It prefers deep, rich loam and sheltered positions.
In China, most commonly in Chaoshan region, leaves from lysimachia clethroides are used in cuisine as leaf vegetable, for making salads, stir-fried dishes, or soups. Leafy greens from the plant are known as pearl vegetable, and they contain low sodium and high potassium. In medicine, lysimachia clethroides is also known as dwarf peach, pearl grass, regulating grass, the ridge grass, ji cocktail, labor injury medicine, stretch lotion, and nine lotus. It is used to treat diarrhea, bruises, sore throat, heat exhaustion, and edema.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
