Specimen Information

Lysimachia punctata
(large yellow loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1541638
GroupPlants
GenusLysimachia
Speciespunctata
Common Namelarge yellow loosestrife
StateMI
CountyOntonagon
LocalityT48N, R42W, SW1/4 NW1/4 Section 3. 46°35'12"N, 89°32'53"W (NAD 27). Power line right-of-way south of ATV trail.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOntonagon
HUC8 Number04020102
HUC10 NameOntonagon River
HUC10 Number0402010204
HUC12 NameLake Gogebic-West Branch Ontonagon River
HUC12 Number040201020404
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month6
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusunknown
CommentsA dominant within this roughly 15 x 20 m stretch of right-of-way, forming dense colonies several meters across. Appears to have spread from nearby abandoned flowerbed. Moist to wet, gravely soil. About 40-50% shade. Surrounding forest of mixed hardwoods and conifers.
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberMICH 1188307
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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