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Primulaceae

Lowland yellow loosestrife

Lysimachia hybrida Michx.

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Lysimachia

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Lowland yellow loosestrife: Lysimachia hybrida (Lowland loosestrife) at Alley Park, Queens, NY, USA
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Lowland yellow loosestrife, Lowland yellow-loosestrife

Synonyms

  • Lysimachia ciliata Walter
  • Lysimachia ciliata var. hybrida (Michx.) Chapm.
  • Lysimachia ciliata var. validula (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
  • Lysimachia decipiens Bertol.
  • Lysimachia lanceolata subsp. hybrida (Michx.) J.D.Ray
  • Lysimachia lanceolata var. hybrida (Michx.) A.Gray
  • Lysimachia lunellii (Greene) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Lysimachia validula (Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Lysimachia verticillata Hand.-Mazz.
  • Nummularia hybrida (Michx.) Farw.
  • Steironema hybridum (Michx.) Raf. ex Small
  • Steironema laevigatum Howell
  • Steironema lanceolatum var. hybridum (Michx.) A.Gray
  • Steironema lunellii Greene
  • Steironema validulum Greene ex Wooton & Standl.
  • Steironema verticillatum Greene
  • Steironema verticillatum var. monstrosum Lunell

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.