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Yellow Pimpernel
Primulaceae

Yellow Pimpernel

Lysimachia nemorum L.

Lysimachia nemorum is an evergreen creeping perennial herb native to Europe that grows in damp woodland.

creeping Jenny
Primulaceae

creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia L.

Lysimachia nummularia L., creeping Jenny, is a low evergreen groundcover with an aggressive spreading cultivar grown ornamentally.

Dotted Loosestrife
Primulaceae

Dotted Loosestrife

Lysimachia punctata L.

Lysimachia punctata is a hairy rhizomatous perennial herb, native to SE Europe east to the Caucasus, widely naturalized elsewhere.

narrow-leaved loosestrife
Primulaceae

narrow-leaved loosestrife

Lysimachia quadriflora Sims

Lysimachia quadriflora is an erect yellow-flowered forb that grows in moist to wet calcareous habitats across North America.

whorled loosestrife
Primulaceae

whorled loosestrife

Lysimachia quadrifolia L.

Lysimachia quadrifolia L. is a perennial herb with yellow flowers that grows in fens and moist prairies.

Bog Pimpernel
Primulaceae

Bog Pimpernel

Lysimachia tenella L.

Lysimachia tenella, commonly bog pimpernel, is a low-growing perennial plant of damp habitats in western/southern Europe and Northwest Africa.

swamp candles
Primulaceae

swamp candles

Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Lysimachia terrestris is a North American herbaceous yellow-flowered plant that grows in wetland habitats.

Tufted Loosestrife
Primulaceae

Tufted Loosestrife

Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.

Lysimachia thyrsiflora, tufted loosestrife, is an erect perennial northern hemispheric herb that has been used medicinally for high blood pressure in Asia.

Yellow Loosestrife
Primulaceae

Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris L.

Lysimachia vulgaris (yellow loosestrife) is a tall perennial herb native to Eurasia and North Africa, introduced to North America as an ornamental.

Winged Loosestrife
Lythraceae

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum Pursh

Lythrum alatum Pursh, or winged loosestrife, is an upright herbaceous flowering plant that grows in wet and disturbed open areas.

California loosestrife
Lythraceae

California loosestrife

Lythrum californicum Torr. & A.Gray

Lythrum californicum, or California loosestrife, is a non-weedy perennial flowering herb native to western/central North America.

Hyssop Loosestrife
Lythraceae

Hyssop Loosestrife

Lythrum hyssopifolia L.

Lythrum hyssopifolia is a European loosestrife that grows as an introduced weed in other regions, bearing pinkish flowers and hyssop-like leaves.

False Grass-poly
Lythraceae

False Grass-poly

Lythrum junceum Banks & Sol.

Lythrum junceum Banks & Sol. is a small perennial herb native to parts of Europe, West Asia, and Macaronesia that grows in freshwater habitats.

Water-purslane
Lythraceae

Water-purslane

Lythrum portula (L.) D.A.Webb

Lythrum portula, a loosestrife native to Europe, is a prostrate annual flowering herb that typically grows in moist habitats.

purple loosestrife
Lythraceae

purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria L.

Lythrum salicaria, or purple loosestrife, is a flowering herb native to Eurasia, northern Africa and Australia, used medicinally and as an ornamental.

Wanded Loosestrife
Lythraceae

Wanded Loosestrife

Lythrum virgatum L.

Lythrum virgatum (wand loosestrife) is a Eurasian steppe flowering plant that is invasive in some areas and sold commercially.

Macadamia Tree
Proteaceae

Macadamia Tree

Macadamia integrifolia Maiden & Betche

Macadamia integrifolia is an Australian tree bearing edible round fruits, rarely grown as an ornamental.

Elephant's Ear
Euphorbiaceae

Elephant's Ear

Macaranga tanarius (L.) Müll.Arg.

Macaranga tanarius is a small tree with a range of ornamental, ecological and traditional uses.

Tahoka daisy
Asteraceae

Tahoka daisy

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia (Kunth) Nees

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia is an annual/biennial herb native to western North America, used by the Zuni people to treat illness.

Tussock Swamp Twig Rush
Cyperaceae

Tussock Swamp Twig Rush

Machaerina juncea (R.Br.) T.Koyama

Machaerina juncea is a perennial grass-like rhizomatous sedge found in wet coastal areas of Australia and New Zealand.

Red Machilus
Lauraceae

Red Machilus

Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc.

Machilus thunbergii is a widespread evergreen flowering tree in Lauraceae, native to East Asia, with multiple human uses.

Plume Poppy
Papaveraceae

Plume Poppy

Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R.Br.

Macleaya cordata, five-seeded plume-poppy, is an ornamental herbaceous perennial poppy native to China and Japan.

Spiny Dollprotea
Asteraceae

Spiny Dollprotea

Macledium spinosum (L.) S.Ortiz

Macledium spinosum is a low spiny South African shrub that produces protea-like flowerheads from white to purple in spring and summer.

Silver Dollprotea
Asteraceae

Silver Dollprotea

Macledium zeyheri (Sond.) S.Ortiz

Macledium zeyheri is a Southern African Asteraceae flowering plant whose powdered roots treat stomach issues in people and livestock.

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