Lysimachia terrestris [Swamp Candles]

[Andrea B.]

Blum, A.G. (2013) Lysimachia terrestris (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenburg (Primulaceae) Swamp Candles or Swamp Yellow-loosestrife. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. http://www.ultraviol...s-swamp-candles

 

Seal Cove, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA

17 July 2012

Wildflower

 

Comment: Native to New England in the US. The bright yellow flowers remain bright in UV but with dark centers, stamens and sepals.

 

Reference:

1. Mittelhauser et al. (2010) Swamp Candles, page 233. The Plants of Acadia National Park. The U. of Maine Press, Orono, ME.

2. Newcomb, L. (1977) Swamp Candles, page 266. Newcomb's Wildflower Guide. Little, Brown & Co., New York City, NY.


3. New England Wildflower Society. (2013) Lysimachia terrestris (L.). Swamp Yellow-loosestrife. http://gobotany.newe...hia/terrestris/