Lysimachia quadrifolia
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| Lysimachia quadrifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Myrsinaceae |
| Genus: | Lysimachia |
| Species: | L. quadrifolia |
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| Lysimachia quadrifolia L. |
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Lysimachia quadrifolia (Whorled Loosestrife) is a herbaceous plant in the Myrsinaceae family. It has simple leaves in whorls of 3-7 (but usually 4)[1], and erect stems. It grows to a height of about one meter. The flowers have five pointed, yellow petals with a splash of red near the center.
It is native to the eastern United States and Canada.
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