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Search Term(s): Lysimachia quadrifolia   (1 record found)

PRIMULACEAE
Primrose Family
Lysimachia quadrifolia  (whorled loosestrife)   
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Synonym
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Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Lysimachia: named for King Lysimachus, who used the plant to calm his oxen; quadrifolia: four-leaved
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
June-July
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Open well-drained woodlands and clearings
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Host plant for Loosestrife Borer Moth (Papaipema lysimachiae), and the pollen attracts the Melittid bee, (Macropis steironematis), and the the Halictid bee (Lasioglossum versatus).
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
The hybrid has flowers in the axils of well-developed leaves, compared to flowers in the axils of much reduced bracts for L. terrestris.
Additional Info
The hybrid L. xproducta has been reported from Delaware (Sussex Co., 1908), with the parents being L. terrestris and L. quadrifolia.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
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