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Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
May - August
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
August - October
Whorled Loosestrife's flowers are about 1 cm across, with each flower stem arising from just above each 2–7 (usually four) whorled leaves. The flowers are circular and flattened, and the petals lightly streaked with black and red at the base. Compare Whorled Loosestrife with Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata), which has broader leaves that aren't in whorls.
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5 June 2014
Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Haymarket, VA 
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17 June 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA 
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28 July 2022
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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17 June 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA (flower details showing petal's black streaks and red bases) 
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17 June 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA (note flattened form of flower) 
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