Lysimachia latifolia

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Lysimachia latifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species:
L. latifolia
Binomial name
Lysimachia latifolia
(Hook.) Cholewa
Synonyms [1]
  • Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia(Hook.) Hultén
  • Trientalis europaea var. latifolia(Hook.) Torr.
  • Trientalis europaea ssp. latifolia(Hook.) A.E.Murray
  • Trientalis latifoliaHook.

Lysimachia latifolia, sometimes called Trientalis latifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is known as starflower, [3] [4] [5] chickweed-wintergreen, [5] or Pacific starflower. [6]

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Description

It is a low-growing, creeping perennial [5] [7] reaching (5 to 30 cm (2.0 to 11.8 in)). [8] The roots are tuberous, [5] [7] creeping rhizomes. [7] The stems are erect, [7] 10–20 cm (4–8 in) high. [5] It has 5 to 7 whorled, lanceolate, entire leaves distributed levelly in a single group. [7]

The flowers are white [5] [7] or pink [5] flowers are borne in April [5] or May. [5] [7] Calyx (the collective term for sepals) is 5- to 9-parted and persistent. Corolla (the collective term for petals) is also 5- to 9-parted, rotate, [5] [7] with a very short tube [7] and elliptic-lanceolate segments. Stamens occur in the same number as the corolla lobes (5–9) [5] [7] and are positioned opposite them. [5] 1-3 peduncles, 1-flowered, filiform, and ebracteate. [7] The ovary is one-celled. The style (gynoecium) is filiform. [5]

Habitat

Occurs on moist, shaded [3] [7] slopes in deep, [3] light [7] soil rich in organic matter, [3] [7] particularly leaf mould. [7]

Distribution

Etymology

The former genus name Trientalis is derived from the Latin triens ('a third'), and is an allusion to the height of the plant, which is one third of a foot, or 4 in (10 cm) high. [5] [10] Latifolia is derived from the Latin words latus ('broad or wide') and folia ('leaves') and means approximately 'broad-leaved'. [10]

The alternative name "Indian potato" refers to a small subterranean swelling at the stem's base, which is not listed as being edible by modern sources. [11]

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References

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