Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris

Plant Data

Order:

Ericales

Family:

Primulaceae (Primrose)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Golden yellow cup-shaped flowers, 5 petals.

Fruit:

A shiny, globular capsule.

Leaves:

Evergreen. The light green, broadly linear, unstalked leaves are borne either in opposite pairs or in whorls of 3 or 4. Black or orange dotted. Hairy underneath.

Maximum Size:

150cm tall.

Foraging Notes:

The young leaves are edible.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Other Names:

Common Loosestrife, Garden Loosestrife, Willow Herb, Willow Weed, Willow Wort.

Habitats:

Ditches, fens, grassland, marshes, riversides, waterside, woodland.