Loosestrife
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Some members of this family are very invasive.
Loosestrife
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common name for the Lythraceae, a widely distributed family of plants most abundant as woody shrubs in the American tropics but including also herbaceous species (chiefly of temperate zones) and some trees.
Hairy Loosestrife
A marvelous clumping dark burgundy-leaved addition for the sun or shade. Contrasted by bright, airy custers of small, star shaped yellow flowers in mid summer. Spreads willingly and is the sturdiest of the genus.
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Purple loosestrife was introduced to America as a garden plant. It has escaped from gardens and become a noxious weed in wetlands.
Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata L.
Synonym: Steironema ciliatum
Family: Primulaceae, Primrose
Genus: Lysimachia ...
Loosestrife
Loosestrife is a flowering plant, belongs to two taxonomic genera, Lythrum, family Lythraceae, and Lysimachia, family Primulaceae ...
Loosestrife, Purple
Botanical: Lythrurn salicaria
Family: N.O. Lythraceae
Description Constituents Medicinal Action and Uses Dosages Other Species ...
Hairy loosestrife has dark burgundy- to chocolate-colored foliage that spreads to form large clumps but is generally not invasive. In midsummer, clusters of small yellow star-shaped flowers contrast with the leaves.
Purple loosestrife also readily reproduces vegetatively through underground stems at a rate of about one foot per year. Many new stems may emerge vegetatively from a single rootstock of the previous year.
Winged loosestrifeis in most of the U.S., spanning over 25 states, and is frequently found from the peninsula west to the cental panhandle of Florida.
Fringed Loosestrife
Scientific Name: Lysimachia ciliata L.
Synonym: Steironema ciliatum, Steironema pumilum
Family: Primulaceae ...
Southern Yellow Loosestrife AKA Appalachian Loosestrife (Lysimachia tonsa) is very similar but is found in dry upland areas and the petioles are smooth except perhaps at the base.
Loosestrife ( Lysimachia punctata), native to Central Europe, gets its name from an old superstition that it loosens or negates the anger or strife of wild beasts.
Purple Loosestrife, Lanceleaf Loosestrife, Loosestrife,Purple
Species:
Lythrum lanceolatum ...
garden loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata
whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia ...
Purple loosestrife's flowers are a bright, clear shade of purple that tempts many into inviting it into their gardens - but don't do it (unless you live in Europe, its native range, in which case, enjoy!) ...
Purple Loosestrife - Guide to Weeds in British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture Food and Fisheries (Canada).
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls ...
Family: Loosestrife (Lythraceae)
Flowering: July-October
Field Marks: The stems and the opposite leaves are covered with sticky hairs. The 6 purple petals and usually 11 stamens are also distinctive.
Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)
Lagerstroemia, Crape-myrtle
Malvaceae (Mallow family; including Tiliaceae, Sterculiaceae and Bombacaceae) ...
"Although purple loosestrife does have a pretty flower, it is very important to understand that it is not a good plant to have around.
ciliata, Fringed Loosestrife
terrestris, Swamp Loosestrife
thyrsiflora, Tufted Loosestrife ...
Lysimachia ciliata. Loosestrife. Choteau, Montana.
There are more
Primrose Family pictures
at the Texas A&M Biometrics Experimental Database.
My first group of late bloomers also includes white gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides, 90 cm, Zone 6), which looks more like its name than any other flower; ...
Spiked Loosestrife (Lythrum virgatum 'Morden's Pink')
Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Spinacia oleracea
Spineless Yucca (Yucca elephantipes)
Spinning Gum (Eucalyptus perriniana)
Spiraea alpina (Spiraea japonica 'Nana')
Spiraea cantoniensis ...
*Lysimachia clethroides - Gooseneck Loosestrife
*Lysimachia punctata - Yellow Loosestrife
Malvaviscus arboreus - Turks Cap
Mentha species - Mints
Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebell
Monarda species - Bee Balm ...
Yellow Loosestrife (which is not closely related to Purple Loosestrife, of the genus Lythrum) is a little-known perennial with yellow flowers in early Summer that originate in a whorled fashion from the leaf axils on the vertical stems.
Nightshade, Deergrass, Dense Silky-bent, Dense-flowered Orchid, Deptford Pink, Devil's-bit Scabious, Dewberry, Diapensia, Dioecious Sedge, Distant Sedge, Dittander, Divided Sedge, Dog Rose, Dog's Mercury, Dogwood, Dorset Heath, Dotted Loosestrife, ...
Lysimachia clethroides
GOOSENECK LOOSESTRIFE
Maianthemum dilatum
BEADRUBY, FALSE LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY
Native Plants ...
Lagerstroemia indica. CRAPE MYRTLE. China
LYTHRACEAE (Loosestrife family) ...
The potential embarrassment of mispronouncing the requisite Latin is worse than not knowing it at all. While gooseneck loosestrife is manageable, Lysimachia clethroides is not. Hardy plumbago is one thing, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides quite another.
Japanese anemone (Anemone x hybrida cultivars)
Golden rod (Solidago canadensis)
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
Macleaya spp.
Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) ...
This is a semi-woody shrub native to areas of southern Mexico and adjacent Carribean islands. It grows about 2 feet tall and wide with a twiggy look. Cupheas are members of the loosestrife family, the same group to which crapemyrtle belongs.
Synonym
Lagestroemia reginae.
Common name
Queen's flower, pride of India, queen's crape myrtle, banaba.
Family
Lythraceae (Loosestrife family).
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
Sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)
Squarrose knapweed (Centaurea virgata)
Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)
Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) ...
Welcome to Botany.com's listing of grasses and water plants. Here you will find information on species generally grown for lawns, grains, or in garden ponds. Included are diverse varieties such as cattail, bamboo, crab grass, lotus, and loosestrife.
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Pygmy bamboo (Arundinaria pygmaea)
Pygmy caragana, pygmy peashrub (Caragana pygmaea)
Pyrethrum, painted daisy (Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium) ...
 See also: Green, May, Grass, Pink, Purple Loosestrife
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