Lysimachia latifolia | |
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At Squak Mountain State Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Lysimachia |
Species: | L. latifolia
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Binomial name | |
Lysimachia latifolia (
Hook.) Cholewa
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lysimachia latifolia, sometimes called Trientalis latifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is known as starflower, [3] [4] [5] chickweed-wintergreen, [5] or Pacific starflower. [6]
It is a low-growing, creeping perennial [5] [7] reaching (5 to 30 cm (2.0 to 11.8 in)). [8] The roots are tuberous, [5] [7] creeping rhizomes. [7] The stems are erect, [7] 10–20 cm (4–8 in) high. [5] It has 5 to 7 whorled, lanceolate, entire leaves distributed levelly in a single group. [7]
The flowers are white [5] [7] or pink [5] flowers are borne in April [5] or May. [5] [7] Calyx (the collective term for sepals) is 5- to 9-parted and persistent. Corolla (the collective term for petals) is also 5- to 9-parted, rotate, [5] [7] with a very short tube [7] and elliptic- lanceolate segments. Stamens occur in the same number as the corolla lobes (5–9) [5] [7] and are positioned opposite them. [5] 1-3 peduncles, 1-flowered, filiform, and e bracteate. [7] The ovary is one-celled. The style ( gynoecium) is filiform. [5]
Occurs on moist, shaded [3] [7] slopes in deep, [3] light [7] soil rich in organic matter, [3] [7] particularly leaf mould. [7]
The former genus name Trientalis is derived from the Latin triens ('a third'), and is an allusion to the height of the plant, which is one third of a foot, or 4 in (10 cm) high. [5] [10] Latifolia is derived from the Latin words latus ('broad or wide') and folia ('leaves') and means approximately 'broad-leaved'. [10]
The alternative name "Indian potato" refers to a small subterranean swelling at the stem's base, which is not listed as being edible by modern sources. [11]
Lysimachia latifolia | |
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At Squak Mountain State Park | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Lysimachia |
Species: | L. latifolia
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Binomial name | |
Lysimachia latifolia (
Hook.) Cholewa
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Lysimachia latifolia, sometimes called Trientalis latifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is known as starflower, [3] [4] [5] chickweed-wintergreen, [5] or Pacific starflower. [6]
It is a low-growing, creeping perennial [5] [7] reaching (5 to 30 cm (2.0 to 11.8 in)). [8] The roots are tuberous, [5] [7] creeping rhizomes. [7] The stems are erect, [7] 10–20 cm (4–8 in) high. [5] It has 5 to 7 whorled, lanceolate, entire leaves distributed levelly in a single group. [7]
The flowers are white [5] [7] or pink [5] flowers are borne in April [5] or May. [5] [7] Calyx (the collective term for sepals) is 5- to 9-parted and persistent. Corolla (the collective term for petals) is also 5- to 9-parted, rotate, [5] [7] with a very short tube [7] and elliptic- lanceolate segments. Stamens occur in the same number as the corolla lobes (5–9) [5] [7] and are positioned opposite them. [5] 1-3 peduncles, 1-flowered, filiform, and e bracteate. [7] The ovary is one-celled. The style ( gynoecium) is filiform. [5]
Occurs on moist, shaded [3] [7] slopes in deep, [3] light [7] soil rich in organic matter, [3] [7] particularly leaf mould. [7]
The former genus name Trientalis is derived from the Latin triens ('a third'), and is an allusion to the height of the plant, which is one third of a foot, or 4 in (10 cm) high. [5] [10] Latifolia is derived from the Latin words latus ('broad or wide') and folia ('leaves') and means approximately 'broad-leaved'. [10]
The alternative name "Indian potato" refers to a small subterranean swelling at the stem's base, which is not listed as being edible by modern sources. [11]