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Gooseneck Loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Culver's rootVeronicastrum virginicum
Butterfly bushBuddleja davidii
American pokeweedPhytolacca americana
Manchurian yellow loosestrifeLysimachia barystachys
Lysimachia fortunei
Virginia sweetspireItea virginica
fall phloxPhlox paniculata
Indian PokeweedPhytolacca acinosa
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 6,748 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,155 |
| Canada | 1,086 |
| Ontario | 927 |
| New York | 923 |
| Michigan | 535 |
| Massachusetts | 498 |
| Pennsylvania | 437 |
| Illinois | 341 |
| North Carolina | 274 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales |
| Family | primrose family · Primulaceae |
| Genus | Loosestrifes · Lysimachia |
Study it in a deck
- Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies of Maryland
- Plants of Richmond city, Virginia, United States
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Gooseneck Loosestrife with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.