Loosestrife
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Loosestrife is the common name of a number of different flowering plants. The species belong to two taxonomic genera, Lythrum, within the family Lythraceae, and Lysimachia, within the family Primulaceae.
Lythrum species known as loosestrife include:
- Lythrum californicum (California loosestrife)
- Lythrum curtissii (Curtiss' loosestrife)
- Lythrum flagellare (Florida loosestrife)
- Lythrum hyssopifolia (hyssop loosestrife)
- Lythrum ovalifolium (low loosestrife)
- Lythrum portula (spatulaleaf loosestrife)
- Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)
- Lythrum thymifolia (thymeleaf loosestrife)
- Lythrum tribracteatum (threebract loosestrife)
- Lythrum virgatum (European wand loosestrife)
Lysimachia species known as loosestrife include:
- Lysimachia ciliatum (fringed loosestrife)
- Lysimachia clethroides (gooseneck loosestrife)
- Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- Lysimachia vulgaris (garden or yellow loosestrife)