Dotted Loosestrife?

KeenTeen17 · #1 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 04:52 PM

Is this dotted loosestrife? And just a bit of clarification. Is dotted loosestrife the garden one and yellow loosestrife the wild one? or is there hybrids in the garden world? My book doesn't mention the orange in the flower

Lancashire Lad · #2 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 04:54 PM

Looks like Garden Loosestrife - Lysimachia punctata

Regrds
Mike.

KeenTeen17 · #3 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 04:56 PM

my book says L. punctata is dotted loosestrife

leifus · #4 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

Looks like Garden Loosestrife - Lysimachia punctata

Regrds
Mike.

agreed

leifus · #5 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17

my book says L. punctata is dotted loosestrife

they are the same thing

Lancashire Lad · #6 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 05:00 PM

Proves the point that only the Latin name remains constant, and common names can be several, or misleading, or just open to the use of whichever one you happen to like best.

Regards
Mike.

leifus · #7 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

Proves the point that only the Latin name remains constant, and common names can be several, or misleading, or just open to the use of whichever one you happen to like best.

Regards
Mike.

yeah

I tend to use the common names for flowers and latin for fungi - here I call this dotted loosestrife

Tiggrx · #8 (**permalink**) 27-01-2009, 05:08 PM

There is also another very similar species which escapes from gardens called Lysimachia verticillata - I can't remember the distinguishing features at the moment.