loosestrife

1. Any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum (synset 112348915)
   is a type of: subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
   subtypes:

   • lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife - marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States
   • grass poly, hyssop loosestrife, lythrum hyssopifolia - annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas
   belongs to: genus lythrum, lythrum - loosestrife
2. Any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia (synset 112115537)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • gooseneck loosestrife, lysimachia clethroides duby - a variety of the loosestrife herb
   • lysimachia nemorum, yellow pimpernel - trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers
   • fringed loosestrife, lysimachia ciliatum - of North America
   • creeping charlie, creeping jenny, lysimachia nummularia, moneywort - a loosestrife vine
   • garden loosestrife, lysimachia vulgaris, yellow loosestrife - frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
   • lysimachia terrestris, swamp candles - North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places
   • lysimachia quadrifolia, whorled loosestrife - common North American yellow-flowered plant
   belongs to: genus lysimachia, lysimachia - loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive

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