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Fourflower yellow loosestrife

Lysimachia quadriflora

Also called Four Flowered Loosestrife, Four Flowered Yellow Loosestrife, Linear Leaf Loosestrife, Linear Leaved Loosestrife, Four Flower Loosestrife, Four Flower Yellow Loosestrife, Narrow Leaved Loosestrife

Fourflower yellow loosestrife
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Primulaceae (Primul family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
S. Canada to NC. & E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Lysimachia quadriflora, the fourflower yellow loosestrife, is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae. It native to the eastern United States and Canada.

Other Lysimachia plants

Lysimachia foemina · Lysimachia minima · Lysimachia monelli · Pimpernel · Scarlet pimpernel · Roughleaf yellow loosestrife · Azorean Loosestrife · Manchurian yellow loosestrife · Fringed loosestrife · Gooseneck yellow loosestrife · Mixed Yellow Loosestrife · Dense Flowered Loosestrife

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lysimachia quadriflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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