Lysimachia quadrifolia

Lysimachia quadrifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Primulaceae
Subfamilia: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species: Lysimachia quadrifolia

Name

Lysimachia quadrifolia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 147 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lysimachia quadrifolia f. rubescens Moldenke, Phytologia 17: 113 (1968).
  • Lysimachia quadrifolia f. variegata (Peck) House, Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 254: 559 (1924).
  • Lysimachia quadrifolia var. variegata Peck, Rep. (Annual) Regents Univ. State New York New York State Mus. 47: 157 (1894).
  • Anagallis flava Houtt., Nat. Hist. 2(7): 514 (1777).
  • Lysimachia hirsuta Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 127 (1803).
  • Lysimachia punctata Walter, Fl. Carol.: 92 (1788), non L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 147. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lysimachia quadrifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

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