Swamp Candles |
Swamp Candles |
Lysimachia terrestris |
Primrose Family - Primulaceae |
Individual flowers are approximately 1/2 inch wide with five narrow petals, each
of which has occasional red streaks and two red spots at the base. Leaves 2 to
4 inches long, lance shaped, opposite and pointed at both ends. (Photographed at Eagle Lake - July 2009) |
An erect, 1 to 3 foot tall stem terminates in an elongated spike of bright yellow
flowers. |
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