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Definition of Loosestrife

Loosestrife
Loosestrife Loose"strife`, n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.

Meaning of Loosestrife from wikipedia

- Look up loosestrife in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Loosestrife is a common name for plants within two different genera: Lythrum, a genus of 38 species...
- purple loosestrife is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that...
- Lysimachia punctata, the dotted loosestrife, large yellow loosestrife, circle flower, or spotted loosestrife, is a flowering plant species in the family...
- Lowland loosestrife is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Lysimachia hybrida, a widespread North American plant Lythrum flagellare, endemic...
- damp conditions. Several species within Lysimachia are commonly called loosestrife, although this name is also used for plants within the genus Lythrum...
- family is named after the type genus, Lythrum, the loosestrifes (e.g. Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife) and also includes henna (Lawsonia inermis). It...
- Lysimachia vulgaris, the yellow loosestrife or garden loosestrife, is a species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It...
- Lysimachia thyrsiflora, the tufted loosestrife, is a plant in the genus Lysimachia. It is native to large sections of the northern Northern Hemisphere...
- Yellow loosestrife is a common name for several plants in the genus Lysimachia and may refer to: Lysimachia × commixta, native to eastern North America...
- Lysimachia ciliata, the fringed loosestrife, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It is an erect herbaceous perennial growing to...