General:
Perennial herb from a rhizome; stems erect, several, simple, slightly if at all dotted with reddish- or purplish-black spots, densely glandular-hairy, 60-120 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, broadly lanceolate.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of axillary whorled flowers, 3-5 per axil in the upper part of the stems, leafy or on short branches; corollas uniformly yellow, 10-16 (18) mm wide, without streaks or dots, cup-shaped, 5-lobed, the 5-lobes glandular-fringed with small hairs; calyces green throughout, 5-lobed, the lobes to 10 mm long, the filaments fused at the bases, sterile stamens lacking; styles persistent.
Fruits:
Capsules, breaking into valves at dispersal; seeds few.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lysimachia punctata var. verticillata (M. Bieb.) Klatt