Question: I have been unable to identify this flower with books or online resources. It grows on the edge of my …
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I have been unable to identify this flower with books or online resources. It grows on the edge of my driveway as well as in the lightly shaded woodland. It's flower has five petals and resembles those on St. Johnswort, which also grows in the area. The edges of some of the leaves are a bronzy red. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks
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Dear Imc825, you have photographed Lysimachia ciliata (fringed yellow-loosestrife). Note the apiculus at the tip of each petal and the fringed margin of the petioles. This species is relatively common, though usually found in wet or seasonally wet soils.
