Gooseneck, Hairy loose-strife
Lysimachia clethroides
Family: Primulaceae
What it is like
A herb. It grows to 75-90 cm high and is 45-60 cm wide. The leaves are large and broadly sword shaped. They are 8-15 cm long. The flowers are small and white. They are in a tapering spike.
There are about 150 Lysimachia species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in wet ravines and grassy mountain slopes between 300-2,100 m above sea level in southern China. It suits hardiness zones 4-9. Hobart Botanical Gardens. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Australia, Canada, China, Indochina, Japan, Korea, Laos, North America, Russia, SE Asia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Tasmania, USA, Vietnam
How it is used for food
The shoots and leaves are eaten as a vegetable. The fruit and flowers are also eaten.
Edible parts
Flowers, fruit, leaves
How it is grown
Plants can be grown from seed or by division of the plant.
Its other names
Local names
Lymac liettra, Oka-tora-no-o