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PLANTS

Large yellow loosestrife

Lysimachia punctata

Plants
IntroducedHerbPerennial
Large yellow loosestrife, photo 1 of 5
Large yellow loosestrife, In flower
Large yellow loosestrife, In fruit
60 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 60 cm. Introduced to Québec. Grows in marshes.

There are 402 observations of Large yellow loosestrife in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale64
  2. Estrie53
  3. Montréal51
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine39
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent39
  6. Montérégie32
  7. Laurentides25
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches24
  9. Lanaudière18
  10. Outaouais18
  11. Côte-Nord10
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  14. Laval4
  15. Centre-du-Québec4
  16. Mauricie4

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Garden yellow loosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
CrosswortLysimachia quadrifolia
Fringed loosestrifeLysimachia ciliata
MoneywortLysimachia nummularia
Bog loosestrifeLysimachia terrestris
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Witch's moneybagsHylotelephium telephium
Yellow archangelLamium galeobdolon
Orange mulleinVerbascum phlomoides
Dyer's greenweedGenista tinctoria
Gooseneck yellow loosestrifeLysimachia clethroides
Meadow evening primroseOenothera pilosella