loosestrife

Types:

Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife

marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States

Lythrum hyssopifolia, grass poly, hyssop loosestrife

annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas

Type of:

subshrub, suffrutex

low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

Types:

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Lysimachia clethroides Duby, gooseneck loosestrife

a variety of the loosestrife herb

Lysimachia nemorum, yellow pimpernel

trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers

Lysimachia ciliatum, fringed loosestrife

of North America

Lysimachia nummularia, creeping Charlie, creeping Jenny, moneywort

a loosestrife vine

Lysimachia vulgaris, garden loosestrife, yellow loosestrife

frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia

Lysimachia terrestris, swamp candles

North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places

Lysimachia quadrifolia, whorled loosestrife

common North American yellow-flowered plant

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests