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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Steironema lanceolatum
FAMILY
Primulaceae
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Read more about Lanceleaf Loosestrife at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia lanceolata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lysimachia lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8 (2009)
Lysimachia lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lysimachia lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-02-003a:
Lysimachia lanceolata var. lanceolata FAMILY Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Steironema lanceolatum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Steironema heterophyllum
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Steironema lanceolatum
COMMON NAME:
Lanceleaf Loosestrife
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JK Marlow jkm090613_005
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves mostly sessile, often folded along midrib. Flowers somewhat nodding, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm090613_008
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Corolla lobes have finely-toothed margins & a pointed tip, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm120623_081
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves tapered at both ends, without a differentiated petiole, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm180607_2791
June Greenville County SC
Leaves densely short-ciliate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
JK Marlow s090613_cd
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Leaves to 6" long & 0.6" wide, linear to lanceolate or narrowly oblong, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm0307f_08
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Long-stalked yellow flowers are somewhat nodding and 0.4-0.8" [10-20mm] wide, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Steironema lanceolatum
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lysimachia lanceolata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lysimachia lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 8
Lysimachia lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lysimachia lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 147-02-003a:
Lysimachia lanceolata var. lanceolata
FAMILY
Primulaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Steironema lanceolatum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Steironema heterophyllum
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Steironema lanceolatum
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