TUFTED LOOSESTRIFE

Class: Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Family: PRIMROSE FAMILY

Sub Family: Primulaceae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: Yellow

Height: 20-46 cm (8-18")

Each Flower: About 3 mm (1/8") long with 5-7 narrow petals; usually as many stamens as petals which, with style, are longer than petals, producing a fuzzy appearance; calyx has tiny green sepals; flower-stems wiry, about 2.5 cm (1") long

Leaves: Several pairs of stalkless, narrow, pointed, lance-shaped leaves up stem, 5-13 cm (2-5") long, up to 2.5 cm (1") broad, with central vein

Stems: Woody, hollow, and pale brownish-green; unbranched

Blooming Period: May - July

Habitat: Bogs, swamps, ditches, and lake edges

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