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Primulaceae

Fringed loosestrife

Lysimachia ciliata L.

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Lysimachia

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Common names

By language (5)
Czech
Vrbina brvitá
English
Fringed loosestrife
Finnish
Ripsialpi
Norwegian Nynorsk
Nikkefredlaus
Welsh
Trewyn eddïog

Synonyms

  • Lysimachia grandiflora Nutt. ex Pax & R.Knuth
  • Lysimachia greeneana Hand.-Mazz.
  • Lysimachia longipedicellata Hand.-Mazz.
  • Lysimachia membranacea (Greene) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Nummularia ciliata (L.) Kuntze
  • Steironema ciliatum Raf.
  • Steironema ciliatum (L.) Baudo
  • Steironema ciliatum f. elongatum D.Löve & J.-P.Bernard
  • Steironema ciliatum var. heterophyllum Chapm.
  • Steironema ciliatum var. occidentale Suksd.
  • Steironema longipedicellatum (Lunell) Lunell
  • Steironema membranaceum Greene
  • Steironema pumilum Greene
  • Steironema pumilum var. longipedicellatum Lunell

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.