Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed yellow loosestrife)

Lysimachia ciliata L.

Fringed yellow loosestrife, fringed loosestrife

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Asteridae	A large class that encompasses asters
Order	Ericales	Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others
Family	Primulaceae	Primrose family
Genus	Lysimachia	Named for Lysimachus, a king of ancient Sicily, who “calmed a mad ox” with a member of this species
Species	ciliata	Name given to indicate a slight fringing like an eyelash that might occur on petals, leaves, petioles or other plant parts

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8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 3" (9.2 × 7.8 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 7.5 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 7 × 4" (16 × 11 cm)

Steironema ciliatum (L.) Baudo

Steironema pumilum Greene

Lysimachia ciliata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3½ × 3½" (8.9 × 9 cm)

7/23/2010 · Nashua River Boat Ramp on Rte 119, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 6" (10 × 15 cm)

8/12/2017 · Bates Land and Blackman Land, Groton Conservation Trust, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 3 × 4½" (7.9 × 11 cm)

7/23/2010 · Nashua River Boat Ramp on Rte 119, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 5 × 4" (13 × 10.0 cm)

7/23/2010 · Nashua River Boat Ramp on Rte 119, Groton, Massachusetts
≈ 4 × 3" (10 × 7.9 cm)

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