Common Name: fringed loosestrifeScientific Name: Lysimachia ciliata L.Family Name: Primulaceae - Primrose FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizome Stemsupright, simple or branched above, multiply from base, square, smooth and sometimes pubescent above Leavesopposite, oval below to lanceolate above, entire with very small teeth, rounded base and pointed tip, petioles winged with dense fringe of hairs Flowers5-petaled, yellow often with orange to red center, petal irregularly toothed with conspicuous pointed tip; axillary above, facing outward or drooping/nodding, solitary on long stalks Seed Podscapsule, round to egg-shaped, smooth