Lysimachia clethroides




Family Myrsinaceae (also placed in Primulaceae)
Scientific name Lysimachia clethroides Duby
Synonyms Lysimachia sororia Miquel; Lysimachia clethroides Duby var. sororia (Miquel) Kunth
Common name (Japanese common name) oka-tora-no-o (オカトラノオ, 岡虎尾 [meaning: hillock tiger tail])
(English common name) gooseneck loosestrife, gooseneck yellow loosestrife
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan
Habitat Wet field, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants 70-100cm tall. Leaves 6-13cm long, 2-5cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 10-30cm long, white corollas 8-12mm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Lysimachia clethroides Duby
Lysimachia clethroides Duby



June 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
June 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
June 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



June 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
June 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
June 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park