whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
Summary 3
Lysimachia quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife, whorled yellow loosestrife, crosswort) is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Myrsinaceae. It native to the eastern United States and Canada.
Flower visiting insects of whorled loosestrife in illinois 4
Lysimachia quadrifolia (Whorled Loosestrife)
(Halictid bees collect pollen; this plant produces floral oil that attracts Melittid bees, however only Halictid bees were observed in this study; observations are from McCall & Primack)
Bees (short-tongued)
Halictidae (Halictinae): Augochlorella aurata cp (MP), Augochlorella striata cp (MP), Lasioglossum divergens cp (MP), Lasioglossum macoupinensis cp (MP)
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- (c) Annkatrin Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/41380738@N05/4738994634
- (c) zen Sutherland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/554737060/
- Adapted by Jonathan (JC) Carpenter from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysimachia_quadrifolia
- (c) John Hilty, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31872748
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- Go Botany
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- VASCAN by Canadensys
- World Flora Online
