Fringed Loosestrife
(Lysimachia ciliata)

Family: Primrose Family (Primulaceae)

Group: Loosestrifes

Distinctive features: Fringes along petioles (leaf stalks). Yellow flowers.

Similar species:
  •   Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)
  •   Prairie Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora)

Flowers: Summer;  Yellow;  5 parts (petals);  Yellow. Petals have pointed tips. Summer.

Habitat: Wet areas.

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 266    Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 140    ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 344   

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 66 photographs available, of which 7 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

  

Wildflowers       Loosestrifes

The whole plants. The plants in this photo have a mixture of open flowers and buds.

Another plant. Note how the flowers are somewhat nodding.

Flowers.

Closeup of the yellow flowers. Note the petals are pointed at the end.

This is the view one usually gets of the flowers - the backside, as they point somewhat downward.

This photo shows the fringes that give this plant its name.

Seed pods.
  

Wildflowers       Loosestrifes

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