Whorled Loosestrife -- Lysimachia quadrifolia
Family Primulaceae (Primrose family)
This woodland species is easily identified due to the whorls of 4 sessile leaves with yellow
flowers dangling from the leaf axils. This species blooms in late May and early June, and was
found in Bullitt county.
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