Common Name:
Yellow Loosestrife
Swamp Candles

Scientific Name:
Lysimachia terrestris L.B.S.P.

Family:
Primrose (Primulaceae)

Plant Description:
A perennial plant reaching from 12-24 inches in height. Leaves are lance-shaped and have an opposite arrangement of the stems. Flowers appear during the months of July-September. Flowers are yellow in color and have circles of red spots on the petals.

Remarks:
A common invader to many established cranberry beds and native marshes of Wisconsin. Plants often become established along bed edges where herbicides tend to leach and gradually spread inward. Dense stands will compete with vines for sunlight.