Lysimachia clethroides

Classification	Dicots
Family	Myrsinaceqae
Family (Traditional)	Primulaceae
Genus	Lysimachia
Species:	Lysimachia clethroides Duby
Common Name	Gooseneck Yellow Loosestrife
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 5; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Free Central; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), McCracken (KY), Menifee (KY), Franklin (TN), Grundy (TN), Loudon (TN), Shelby (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MEM, TENN, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2002

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000017471	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Lysimachia clethroides
TENN-V-0171319	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Lysimachia clethroides
APSC0077142	Menifee	Kentucky			APSC Lysimachia clethroides
BRIT138651		Tennessee			VDB Lysimachia clethroides
MEM004392	Shelby	Tennessee	09 Jun 1970	E.T. Browne Jr. s.n.	MEM Lysimachia clethroides
UOS03917	Franklin	Tennessee	01 Jul 2002	Mary P. Priestley	UOS Lysimachia clethroides
TENN-V-0171320	Loudon	Tennessee			TENN Lysimachia clethroides
APSC0118899	McCracken	Kentucky			APSC Lysimachia clethroides
31234100595758	McCracken	Kentucky	12 Jul 1972	Raymond Athey 1929	EKY Lysimachia clethroides
TENN-V-0171318	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Lysimachia clethroides
TENN-V-0171321	Shelby	Tennessee			TENN Lysimachia clethroides
31234100595741	Campbell	Kentucky	09 Sep 2002	John W. Thieret 61331	EKY Lysimachia clethroides
31234100595766	Loudon	Tennessee	29 Jun 1981	H. R. DeSelm	EKY Lysimachia clethroides
APSC0054656	Grundy	Tennessee			APSC Lysimachia clethroides
BRIT138650		Tennessee			VDB Lysimachia clethroides
31973000017472	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Lysimachia clethroides

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