Flower ID: IMG_1089.JPG-07-12-2017 Flower name (scientific): Lysimachia ciliata Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) ly-sih-MAK-ee-ah (or lis-ih-MAK-ee-ah) sil-ee-AY-tah Flower name (common): Fringed loosestrife Family name (common): Primrose Family name (scientific): Primulaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Two explanations are offered for this name. Named by Dioscorides after King Lysimachus (Lysimachos, 360 BCE – 281 BCE) of Thrace. Or from the Ancient Greek λυσιζ, lúsis, a loosening. Specific epithet: From the Latin for cilia, referring to fringed with hairs like eyelashes. Common name origin: From the hairs on the stems and axils. The other part, meaning to loose (end) strife, is apparently an ancient mistranslation of lysimachia, taken from the personal name Lysimachus. Flower description: Size: 0.8 to 1.1 inches (2.0 to 2.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Solitary Plant description: Size: 12 to 48 inches (30 to 122 cm) Stem hairy: glabrous Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple, petiole 0.5 to 6 cm in length, margin entire. Size: Leaves up to 15 cm long and 6.5 cm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: upper surface glabrous or glabrate, lower surface glabrous or sparsely hairy. Other: Shape: leaf, broadly lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Streambanks, swamps, soggy thickets, wet areas of woodlands, wet prairies, sun or part shade, moist to wet. Fruit: Capsules 4 to 7 mm in length. Seed: About 2 mm in length, dark brown to black. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Lysimachia hybrida (Lowland Yellow Loosestrife) and Lysimachia lanceolata (Lance-leaved Loosestrife) are similar. L. hybrida has narrow leaves (10 to 25 mm wide), L. lanceolata has leaves 7 to 20 mm wide, and L. ciliata has leaves to 20 to 64 mm wide. L. ciliata has hairy leaf stalks, which aid in identification. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 11 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW