Scientific or common name:

Lysimachia quadrifolia L.

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PRIMULACEAE - Primrose family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Name: Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl. 1: 147. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Rank: species

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Common names

U.S. name: Whorled yellow loosestrife
English name: whorlde loosestrife
English name: whorled loosestrife

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Primulales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species:

1) Lysimachia angusta H. St. John 2) Lysimachia arta H. St. John 3) Lysimachia asperulifolia Poir. 4) Lysimachia attenuata H. St. John 5) Lysimachia barystachys Bunge 6) Lysimachia ciliata L. 7) Lysimachia ciliata L. var. validula (Greene ex Woot. & Standl.) Kearney & Peebles 8) Lysimachia ciliolata H. St. John 9) Lysimachia clethroides Duby 10) Lysimachia daphnoides (A. Gray) Hillebr. 11) Lysimachia elliptica H. St. John 12) Lysimachia fauriei H. St. John 13) Lysimachia fayi H. St. John 14) Lysimachia filifolia Forbes 15) Lysimachia forbesii Rock 16) Lysimachia fraseri Duby 17) Lysimachia funkiae H. St. John 18) Lysimachia furcata H. St. John 19) Lysimachia glutinosa Rock 20) Lysimachia graminea (Greene) Hand.-Maz. 21) Lysimachia hanapepeensis H. St. John 22) Lysimachia haupuensis H. St. John 23) Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook. f. ex A. Gray 24) Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook. f. ex A. Gray var. angustifolia A. Gray 25) Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook. f. ex A. Gray var. helleri R. Knuth 26) Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook. f. ex A. Gray var. maxima R. Knuth 27) Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook. f. ex A. Gray var. subherbacea Hillebr. 28) Lysimachia hillebrandii Hook. f. ex A. Gray var. venosa Wawra 29) Lysimachia hybrida Michx. 30) Lysimachia iniki Marr 31) Lysimachia japonica Thunb. 32) Lysimachia kahiliensis H. St. John 33) Lysimachia kalalauensis Skottsb. 34) Lysimachia kalaupapaensis H. St. John 35) Lysimachia kipahuluensis H. St. John 36) Lysimachia kukuiensis H. St. John 37) Lysimachia lamiatilis H. St. John 38) Lysimachia lanceolata Walter 39) Lysimachia lanceolata Walter ssp. hybrida (Michx.) J.D. Ray 40) Lysimachia lanceolata Walter var. angustifolia (Lam.) A. Gray 41) Lysimachia lanceolata Walter var. hybrida (Michx.) A. Gray 42) Lysimachia lata H. St. John 43) Lysimachia longa H. St. John 44) Lysimachia longifolia Pursh 45) Lysimachia loomisii Torr. 46) Lysimachia lydgatei Hillebr. 47) Lysimachia macdanielsii H. St. John 48) Lysimachia mannii H. St. John 49) Lysimachia mauritiana Lam. 50) Lysimachia maxima (R. Knuth) H. St. John 51) Lysimachia molokaiensis H. St. John 52) Lysimachia mucronata H. St. John 53) Lysimachia munroi H. St. John 54) Lysimachia nummularia L. 55) Lysimachia occidentalis H. St. John 56) Lysimachia olokeleensis H. St. John 57) Lysimachia ovata (A. Heller) H. St. John 58) Lysimachia ovoidea H. St. John 59) Lysimachia pedicellata H. St. John 60) Lysimachia pendens Marr 61) Lysimachia pentophylla H. St. John 62) Lysimachia pilosula H. St. John 63) Lysimachia punctata L. 64) Lysimachia punctata L. var. verticillata (M. Bieb.) Klatt 65) Lysimachia quadriflora Sims 66) Lysimachia quadrifolia L. 67) Lysimachia radicans Hook. 68) Lysimachia remyi Hillebr. 69) Lysimachia remyi Hillebr. ssp. caliginis (H. St. John) Marr 70) Lysimachia remyi Hillebr. ssp. kipahuluensis (H. St. John) Marr 71) Lysimachia remyi Hillebr. ssp. remyi 72) Lysimachia remyi Hillebr. ssp. subherbacea (Hillebr.) K.L. Marr 73) Lysimachia rockii H. St. John 74) Lysimachia rubrimaculata H. St. John 75) Lysimachia rufa H. St. John 76) Lysimachia russii H. St. John 77) Lysimachia scansoria H. St. John 78) Lysimachia scopulensis Marr 79) Lysimachia stene H. St. John 80) Lysimachia stenophylla H. St. John 81) Lysimachia subherbacea (Hillebr.) H. St. John 82) Lysimachia tenella L. 83) Lysimachia ternifolia H. St. John 84) Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. 85) Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. var. ovata (Rand & Redf.) Fernald 86) Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. 87) Lysimachia tonsa (Alph. Wood) Alph. Wood ex Pax & R. Knuth 88) Lysimachia tonsa (Alph. Wood) Alph. Wood ex Pax & R. Knuth var. simplex (Kearney) R. Knuth ex Engl. 89) Lysimachia venosa (Wawra) H. St. John 90) Lysimachia verticillata M. Bieb. 91) Lysimachia vulgaris L. 92) Lysimachia waiaholeensis H. St. John 93) Lysimachia waianaeensis H. St. John 94) Lysimachia waiehuensis H. St. John 95) Lysimachia waikoluensis H. St. John 96) Lysimachia websteri H. St. John 97) Lysimachia x commixta Fernald 98) Lysimachia x producta (A. Gray) Fernald (pro sp.) 99) Lysimachia x radfordii H.E. Ahles

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)


Map for Lysimachia quadrifolia L.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) 2) Aceraceae (Maple family) 3) Achatocarpaceae (Achatocarpus family) 4) Actinidiaceae (Chinese Gooseberry family) 5) Adoxaceae (Moschatel family) 6) Aizoaceae (Fig-marigold family) 7) Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family) 8) Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) 9) Annonaceae (Custard-apple family) 10) Apiaceae (Carrot family) 11) Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) 12) Aquifoliaceae (Holly family) 13) Araliaceae (Ginseng family) 14) Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) 15) Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family) 16) Asteraceae (Aster family) 17) Balanophoraceae (Balanophora family) 18) Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family) 19) Basellaceae (Basella family) 20) Bataceae (Saltwort family) 21) Begoniaceae (Begonia family) 22) Berberidaceae (Barberry family) 23) Betulaceae (Birch family) 24) Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-creeper family) 25) Bixaceae (Lipstick-tree family) 26) Bombacaceae (Kapok-tree family) 27) Boraginaceae (Borage family) 28) Brassicaceae (Mustard family) 29) Brunelliaceae (Brunellia family) 30) Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush family) 31) Burseraceae (Frankincense family) 32) Buxaceae (Boxwood family) 33) Cabombaceae (Water-shield family) 34) Cactaceae (Cactus family) 35) Calycanthaceae (Strawberry-shrub family) 36) Calyceraceae (Calycera family) 37) Campanulaceae (Bellflower family) 38) Canellaceae (Canella family) 39) Cannabaceae (Hemp family) 40) Capparaceae (Caper family) 41) Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) 42) Caricaceae (Papaya family) 43) Caryocaraceae (Souari family) 44) Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) 45) Casuarinaceae (She-oak family) 46) Cecropiaceae (Cecropia family) 47) Celastraceae (Bittersweet family) 48) Ceratophyllaceae (Hornwort family) 49) Cercidiphyllaceae (Katsura-tree family) 50) Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot family) 51) Chloranthaceae (Chloranthus family) 52) Chrysobalanaceae 53) Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) 54) Cleomaceae (Spider flowers family) 55) Clethraceae (Clethra family) 56) Clusiaceae (Mangosteen family) 57) Combretaceae (Indian Almond family) 58) Connaraceae (Cannarus family) 59) Convolvulaceae (Morning-glory family) 60) Cornaceae (Dogwood family) 61) Corynocarpaceae (Karaka family) 62) Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) 63) Crossosomataceae (Crossosoma family) 64) Cucurbitaceae (Cucumber family) 65) Cunoniaceae (Cunonia family) 66) Cuscutaceae (Dodder family) 67) Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla family) 68) Datiscaceae (Datisca family) 69) Diapensiaceae (Diapensia family) 70) Dilleniaceae (Dillenia family) 71) Dipsacaceae (Teasel family) 72) Dipterocarpaceae (Meranti family) 73) Droseraceae (Sundew family) 74) Ebenaceae (Ebony family) 75) Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster family) 76) Elaeocarpaceae (Elaeocarpus family) 77) Elatinaceae (Waterwort family) 78) Empetraceae (Crowberry family) 79) Epacridaceae (Epacris family) 80) Eremolepidaceae (Catkin-mistletoe family) 81) Ericaceae (Heath family) 82) Erythroxylaceae (Coca family) 83) Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) 84) Fabaceae (Pea family) 85) Fagaceae (Beech family) 86) Flacourtiaceae (Flacourtia family) 87) Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo family) 88) Frankeniaceae (Frankenia family) 89) Fumariaceae (Fumitory family) 90) Garryaceae (Silk Tassel family) 91) Gentianaceae (Gentian family) 92) Geraniaceae (Geranium family) 93) Gesneriaceae (Gesneriad family) 94) Goodeniaceae (Goodenia family) 95) Greyiaceae (Greyia family) 96) Grossulariaceae (Currant family) 97) Gunneraceae (Gunnera family) 98) Haloragaceae (Water Milfoil family) 99) Hamamelidaceae (Witch-hazel family) 100) Hernandiaceae (Hernandia family) 101) Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) 102) Hippocrateaceae (Hippocratea family) 103) Hydrangeaceae (Hydrangea family) 104) Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf family) 105) Hypericaceae (St John's Wort family) 106) Icacinaceae (Icacina family) 107) Illiciaceae (Star-anise family) 108) Juglandaceae (Walnut family) 109) Krameriaceae (Krameria family) 110) Lamiaceae (Mint family) 111) Lardizabalaceae (Lardizabala family) 112) Lauraceae (Laurel family) 113) Lecythidaceae (Brazil-nut family) 114) Leitneriaceae (Corkwood family) 115) Lennoaceae (Lennoa family) 116) Lentibulariaceae (Bladderwort family) 117) Limnanthaceae (Meadow-Foam family) 118) Linaceae (Flax family) 119) Linderniaceae (False pimpernel family) 120) Loasaceae (Loasa family) 121) Loganiaceae (Logania family) 122) Loranthaceae (Showy Mistletoe family) 123) Lythraceae (Loosestrife family) 124) Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) 125) Malpighiaceae (Barbados Cherry family) 126) Malvaceae (Mallow family) 127) Marcgraviaceae (Shingle Plant family) 128) Melastomataceae (Melastome family) 129) Meliaceae (Mahogany family) 130) Melianthaceae (Melianthus family) 131) Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) 132) Menyanthaceae (Buckbean family) 133) Molluginaceae (Carpet-weed family) 134) Monimiaceae (Monimia family) 135) Monotropaceae (Indian Pipe family) 136) Montiaceae (Miner's lettuce family) 137) Moraceae (Mulberry family) 138) Moringaceae (Horse-radish tree family) 139) Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) 140) Myricaceae (Bayberry family) 141) Myristicaceae (Nutmeg family) 142) Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) 143) Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) 144) Nelumbonaceae (Lotus-lily family) 145) Nepenthaceae (East Indian Pitcher-plant f) 146) Nitrariaceae (Salt bush family) 147) Nyctaginaceae (Four o'clock family) 148) Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family) 149) Ochnaceae (Ochna family) 150) Olacaceae 151) Oleaceae (Olive family) 152) Onagraceae (Evening Primrose family) 153) Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape family) 154) Oxalidaceae (Wood-Sorrel family) 155) Paeoniaceae (Peony family) 156) Papaveraceae (Poppy family) 157) Passifloraceae (Passion-flower family) 158) Paulowniaceae (Princesstree family) 159) Pedaliaceae (Sesame family) 160) Phrymaceae (Lopseed family) 161) Phyllanthaceae 162) Phytolaccaceae (Pokeweed family) 163) Piperaceae (Pepper family) 164) Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) 165) Plantaginaceae (Plantain family) 166) Platanaceae (Plane-tree family) 167) Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) 168) Podostemaceae (River-weed family) 169) Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) 170) Polygalaceae (Milkwort family) 171) Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) 172) Portulacaceae (Purslane family) 173) Primulaceae (Primrose family) 174) Proteaceae (Protea family) 175) Pyrolaceae (Shinleaf family) 176) Rafflesiaceae (Rafflesia family) 177) Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) 178) Resedaceae (Mignonette family) 179) Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) 180) Rhizophoraceae (Red Mangrove family) 181) Rosaceae (Rose family) 182) Rubiaceae (Madder family) 183) Rutaceae (Rue family) 184) Sabiaceae (Sabia family) 185) Salicaceae (Willow family) 186) Santalaceae (Sandalwood family) 187) Sapindaceae (Soapberry family) 188) Sapotaceae (Sapodilla family) 189) Sarraceniaceae (Pitcher-plant family) 190) Saururaceae 191) Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family) 192) Schisandraceae (Schisandra family) 193) Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) 194) Simaroubaceae (Quassia family) 195) Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba family) 196) Solanaceae (Potato family) 197) Sonneratiaceae 198) Sphenocleaceae (Spenoclea family) 199) Stackhousiaceae (Stackhousia family) 200) Staphyleaceae (Bladdernut family) 201) Sterculiaceae 202) Styracaceae (Storax family) 203) Surianaceae (Suriana family) 204) Symplocaceae (Sweetleaf family) 205) Tamaricaceae (Tamarix family) 206) Theaceae (Tea family) 207) Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family) 208) Thymelaeaceae (Mezereum family) 209) Tiliaceae (Linden family) 210) Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) 211) Turneraceae (Turnera family) 212) Ulmaceae (Elm family) 213) Urticaceae (Nettle family) 214) Valerianaceae (Valerian family) 215) Verbenaceae (Verbena family) 216) Violaceae (Violet family) 217) Viscaceae (Christmas Mistletoe family) 218) Vitaceae (Grape family) 219) Winteraceae (Wintera family) 220) Zygophyllaceae (Creosote-bush family)

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Genera (Primulaceae)
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1) Anagallis (pimpernel) 2) Androsace (rockjasmine) 3) Centunculus (pimpernel) 4) Cyclamen 5) Dodecatheon (shootingstar) 6) Douglasia (dwarf-primrose) 7) Glaux (milkwort) 8) Gregoria (dwarf-primrose) 9) Hottonia 10) Lysimachia (yellow loosestrife) 11) Lysimachiopsis (yellow loosestrife) 12) Micropyxis (pimpernel) 13) Naumburgia (yellow loosestrife) 14) Nummularia (yellow loosestrife) 15) Primula (primrose) 16) Samodia (brookweed) 17) Samolus (brookweed) 18) Steironema (yellow loosestrife) 19) Trientalis (starflower)

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Common names (Lysimachia)
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1) (no name) 2) Bog pimpernel (Lysimachia tenella) 3) Broad-leaf yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia pendens) 4) Castle Trail yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia forbesii) 5) Creeping jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) 6) Earth loosestrife (Lysimachia terrestris) 7) Fourflower yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadriflora) 8) Fraser's yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia fraseri) 9) Fringed loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata) 10) Garden yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) 11) Gooseneck yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) 12) Grassleaf yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia graminea) 13) Haupu Range yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia haupuensis) 14) Japanese yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia japonica) 15) Kahili Ridge yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia kahiliensis) 16) Kauai yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia kalalauensis) 17) Kokee yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia glutinosa) 18) Lanceleaf loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) 19) Large yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) 20) Lehua makanoe (Lysimachia daphnoides) 21) Loomis' yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia loomisii) 22) Loosestrife (Lysimachia verticillata) 23) Lowland yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia hybrida) 24) Manchurian yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia barystachys) 25) Maui yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia lydgatei) 26) Pelekunu Trail yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia maxima) 27) Puahekili (Lysimachia hillebrandii) 28) Red-vein yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia lamiatilis) 29) Rockface yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia remyi) 30) Roughleaf yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia asperulifolia) 31) Shiny-leaf yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia scopulensis) 32) Southern yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia tonsa) 33) Spoonleaf yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia mauritiana) 34) Trailing yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia radicans) 35) Tufted loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora) 36) Veined yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia venosa) 37) Waianae Range yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia waianaeensis) 38) Wailua River yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia filifolia) 39) Wainiha Valley yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia ovoidea) 40) Whorled yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia)

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More species:
1) Lysimachia remyi Hillebr. [743]
2) Lysimachia rockii H. St. John [135]
3) Lysimachia stene H. St. John [137]
4) Lysimachia subherbacea (Hillebr.) H. St. John [85]
5) Lysimachia ternifolia H. St. John [137]
6) Lysimachia vulgaris L. [2619]
7) Lysimachiopsis forbesii (Rock) O. Deg. & I. Deg. [93]
8) Lythrum hyssopifolia L., orth. var. [182]
9) Lythrum salicaria L. var. gracilior Turcz. [91]
10) Macadamia tetraphylla L.A.S. Johnson [307]

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