Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Lysimachia thyrsiflora, the tufted loosestrife,[2] is a plant in the genus Lysimachia. It is native to large sections of the northern Northern Hemisphere, including Eurasia and North America. It often grows in marshes, shorelines of lakes and ponds and occasionally along streams. It is an erect perennial herb growing up to 80 centimeters tall and bearing yellow flowers, sometimes dotted with purple. It may be confused with purple loosestrife when not blooming but can be easily distinguished because purple loosestrife has a square stem. Tufted loosestrife has been used medicinally in Asia to combat high blood pressure.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Lysimachia |
| Species: | L. thyrsiflora |
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It is a rare species in Britain, where it is found in Salix cinerea - Galium palustre wet woodland (community W1 of the British National Vegetation Classification system), Salix pentandra - Carex rostrata wet woodland (NVC community W3) and Carex rostrata - Sphagnum recurvum mire (community M4).
References
- "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- Cholewa, Anita F. (2009). "Lysimachia thyrsiflora". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 8. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 August 2021 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S. (February 2011). "Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.". Go Botany. Native Plant Trust. Retrieved 9 August 2021.