Lysimachia punctata L.
Garden loosestrife, yellow loosestrife, circle flower, large yellow loosestrife
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Lysimachia punctata L. var. verticillata (M. Bieb.) Klatt
6/20/2021 · Highland Green, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 4 × 6″ (10 × 15 cm) 
3/30/2010 · Scarborough Marsh, Scarborough, Maine · By Constance B. Kent 
6/20/2021 · Highland Green, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 16 cm) 
6/20/2021 · Highland Green, Topsham, Maine · ≈ 4½ × 7″ (11 × 17 cm) 
5/31/2010 · Mt. Lebanon St., Pepperell, Massachusetts 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Ericales | Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others |
| Family | Primulaceae | Primrose family |
| Genus | Lysimachia | Named for Lysimachus, a king of ancient Sicily, who “calmed a mad ox” with a member of this species |
| Species | punctata | “Studded with tiny dots” |
Lysimachia punctata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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