PLANTS Profile for Lysimachia terrestris (earth loosestrife)

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Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
earth loosestrife

Symbol:

LYTE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Primulaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

©Elaine Haug. Provided by Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, VA, Woodbridge, Occoquan National Wildlife Refuge. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Synonyms:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

LYTEO

Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. ovata (Rand & Redf.) Fernald

Distribution:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 42 species in Lysimachia

Classification:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Primulales
Family	Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus	Lysimachia L. – yellow loosestrife
Species	Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – earth loosestrife

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
swamp-candles		Endangered
Tennessee:
swamp loosestrife		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23985.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 08:48 AM MDT