yellow loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica

Flower name
yellow loosestrife
Scientific name
Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica
Aliasイオウソウ, 草連玉
Place of originEurope and Asia
Place of floweringWetlands
Flowering seasonJuly, August

What is yellow loosestrife

yellow loosestrife( Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Europe and Asia in the family of Primulaceae. It is native to the mountainous wetlands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu. In summer, it produces yellow flowers by growing conical inflorescences in the leaf axils. What looks like a yellow flower is a joint flower with five deeply lobed calyxes.

Common name : Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica, also known as sulfur dioxin, leaf shape: lanceolate, inflorescence: opposite or ringed, leaf margin: fully lobed, corolla: 1.2-1.5 cm in diameter, flower color: yellow, inflorescence Form: conical inflorescence, number of stamens: 5, flowering season: July-August, fruit type: capsule, fruit diameter: 0.4 cm.