loosestrifes
genus Lysimachia
Member of
cape myrtle subfamily (subfamily Myrsinoideae)
primrose family (family Primulaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)
Except for extremely rare examples that I don't expect to encounter, there are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.
They all look pretty different from each other, so no key is necessary.
There are also loosestrifes in the unrelated lythrum loosestrifes (genus Lythrum).
sea milkwort
Lysimachia maritima
chaffweed
Lysimachia minima
3 observed taxons / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key
Chris’s observations: 137 (134 are research grade)
Locations:
- Henry Coe SP: 11
- Santa Teresa CP: 9
- Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 8
- Russian Ridge OSP: 8
- Fremont Older OSP: 5
- Joseph D. Grant CP: 5
- Sunol Wilderness RP: 5
- Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area: 5
- Calero CP: 4
- Monte Bello OSP: 4
- Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP: 4
- Sierra Azul OSP: 4
- Almaden Quicksilver CP: 3
- Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 3
- El Corte de Madera OSP: 3
- Lake Chabot RP: 3
- Skyline Ridge OSP: 3
- Stevens Creek CP: 3
- Bear Creek Redwoods OSP: 2
- Big Basin SP: 2
- Butano SP: 2
- Castle Rock SP: 2
- Garin RP: 2
- Hidden Villa, Los Altos Hills: 2
- La Honda Creek OSP: 2
- Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 2
- Pleasanton Ridge RP: 2
- Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 2
- San Bruno Mountain State & County Park: 2
- Waterdog Lake & Open Space: 2
- Wilder Ranch SP: 2
- Alum Rock Park, San Jose
- Andrew Molera SP
- Coyote Hills RP
- Dry Creek Pioneer RP
- Foothills Nature Preserve, Palo Alto
- Fort Ord NM
- Huddart CP
- Kauai, HI
- Lexington Reservoir CP
- Long Ridge OSP
- Los Trancos OSP
- McNee Ranch / Montara Mountain SP
- Mt. Madonna SP
- Murray Ranch SP
- Nisene Marks SP
- Pescadero Creek CP
- Portola Redwoods SP
- Sam McDonald CP
- San Pedro Valley CP
- UCSC Campus Natural Reserve
- Windy Hill OSP
Months:
- Nov.: 3
- Dec.: 1
- Jan.: 2
- Feb.: 4
- Mar.: 12
- Apr.: 45
- May: 32
- Jun.: 22
- Jul.: 9
- Aug.: 5
- Sep.: 2
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Taxon info:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
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Jepson eFlora
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FNA
Bay Area species:
iNaturalist
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Calflora
