Lysimachia thyrsiflora - (image 1 of 4)
Taxonomy
Family: Primulaceae
Habitat
Marshes, bogs, edges of shaded stagnant pools.
Associates
In bogs with Chamaedaphne calyculata angustifolia, Drosera rotundifolia, Dulichium arundinaceum, Hypericum virginicum, Osmunda regalis spectabilis, Potentilla palustris, Toxicodendron vernix, Sarracenia purpurea.
Distribution
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial. Leaves opposite, clasping, linear-lanceolate. Flowers bright yellow, numerous in close racemes at the ends of axillary peduncles; flowers mostly 6-parted, the corolla lobes linear.
Notes
Flowers late May to Late June.
Wetland indicator: Obligate
Bibliography
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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