Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
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Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - August
Fringed Loosestrife has characteristic yellow nodding flower heads and ciliate-fringed leaf petioles. The flower petals are usually slightly toothed or lobed. It offers oil instead of nectar as a reward to pollinators. Unlike it close relative Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia), the Fringed Loosestrife has two opposite large leaves along its stem, often accompanied by two much smaller auxillary leaves.
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25 June 2014
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
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25 June 2014
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
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25 June 2014
Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA
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16 June 2023
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
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16 June 2023
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
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