Definition of Lysimachia terrestris

1. Noun. North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places.

Exact synonyms: Swamp Candles
Generic synonyms: Loosestrife

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lysimachia Terrestris

Lysenkoite
Lysenkoites
Lysichiton
Lysichiton americanum
Lysichitum
Lysiloma
Lysiloma bahamensis
Lysiloma latisiliqua
Lysiloma sabicu
Lysimachia
Lysimachia ciliatum
Lysimachia clethroides Duby
Lysimachia nemorum
Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia quadrifolia
Lysimachia terrestris (current term)
Lysimachia vulgaris
Lysimachus
Lysippus
Lysol
Lyssa
Lyt antigen
Lyt antigens
Lythraceae
Lythrum
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Lythrum salicaria
Lytico-Bodig disease
Lytton
Lytton Strachey

Literary usage of Lysimachia terrestris

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"The development of the secondary and tertiary branches of the stems of Lysimachia terrestris is arrested by conditions unfavorable to seed formation, ..."

2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1910)
"Many botanical descriptions of Lysimachia terrestris make little or no mention of this well-marked habit of the plant to produce axillary bulblets. ..."

3. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States: Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1897)
"In thickets, New Brunswick to Minnesota, south to Georgia and Wisconsin. June-Aug. 4. Lysimachia terrestris (L.) BSP ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Lysimachia terrestris (L.) BSP Swamp-candles Herbaceous perennial Swamps and bogs. Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. Tufted loosestrife Herbaceous perennial Bogs ..."

5. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1897)
"Lysimachia terrestris (L.) BSP Moist sandy ground at edge of woods, northwest (No. 1562). EBENACEAE. Diospyros virginiana L. Abundant in dry soil in fields ..."

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