Lysimachia clethroides

Gooseneck Loosestrife

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: July - August

Gooseneck Loosestrife, a non-native from Asia, bears its white flowers in a dense terminal spike (with secund tip). It has alternate leaves that are oblong or broadly lanceolate, with entire margins.

13 August 2021
Herndon, VA

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