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Lysimachia quadriflora Sims

Common Name: PRAIRIE LOOSESTRIFE, FOUR-FLOWERED LOOSESTRIFE
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: -5
Wetness Index: OBL
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Fens, wet prairies, and calcareous marshy shores.

An attractive plant, quite local and mostly on the Great Lakes shores northward, but a characteristic fen and (at least formerly) wet prairie species in the southern half of the Lower Peninsula.

Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation

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Counties
Allegan
Barry
Bay
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Clinton
Delta
Genesee
Hillsdale
Huron
Ionia
Iosco
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Lenawee
Livingston
Manistee
Montcalm
Newaygo
Oakland
Otsego
Ottawa
Presque Isle
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 29, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1714