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Swamp Candle (other)
Swamp candle is the common name for two different plant species: * ''Lysimachia terrestris'', in the family Primulaceae * ''Schoenolirion croceum'', in the family Asparagaceae See also * Jack o' lantern mushroom * Swamp beacon ''Mitrula paludosa'' (syn. ''Mitrula phalloides''), the swamp beacon (US) or bog beacon, (UK) is a species of fungus. It is inedible. Habitat These mushrooms are found in swamps and bogs across North America in the cooler climates of south-easte ... * Swamp lantern {{Disambiguation, plants ...
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Lysimachia Terrestris
''Lysimachia terrestris'' (swamp candles, lake loosestrife or earth loosestrife) is a plant in the family Primulaceae. Description ''Lysimachia terrestris'' is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, and erect stems. The flowers are produced in a raceme, long, at the top of the plant. The flowers are star-shaped with five yellow petals, and appear in mid-summer. Each petal has two red dots at its base forming a circle of ten red dots in the center of the flower. Late in the summer, reddish bulblets form in the leaf axils. They resemble caterpillars and may be mistaken for fruit. Ecology and distribution ''Lysimachia terrestris'' grows in swamps and at the edges of ponds and lakes in the Eastern United States and in Eastern Canada. It is also found in the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and in British Columbia. It is listed as endangered in Tennessee and Kentucky. A major pest is ''Monostegia abdominalis'', a sawfly larva that can completely skeleton ...
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Schoenolirion Croceum
''Schoenolirion croceum'', known by the common names yellow sunnybell, sunnybells and swamp candle, is a species of flowering plant in the Agave subfamily. It is native to the Southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina. It is found on moist rock outcrops and in wet pinelands. It is found in habitats that are very wet in the spring but dry in the summer. In middle Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ..., it is found in fen-like areas in cedar glades, fed by spring water. Further south, it inhabits wet pine savannas and bogs. It produces yellow flowers in the spring. References Agavoideae Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1803 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asparagaceae-stub ...
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Jack O' Lantern Mushroom
Jack o' lantern mushroom is a common name for several fungus species in the genus ''Omphalotus'': * '' Omphalotus illudens'' of eastern North America * '' Omphalotus olearius'' occurs in Europe and South Africa * '' Omphalotus olivascens'' of California and Mexico See also * Swamp beacon * Swamp candle (other) * Swamp lantern ''Lysichiton americanus'', also called western skunk cabbage (US), yellow skunk cabbage (UK), American skunk-cabbage (Britain and Ireland) or swamp lantern, is a plant found in swamps and wet woods, along streams and in other wet areas of the Pac ...
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Swamp Beacon
''Mitrula paludosa'' (syn. ''Mitrula phalloides''), the swamp beacon (US) or bog beacon, (UK) is a species of fungus. It is inedible. Habitat These mushrooms are found in swamps and bogs across North America in the cooler climates of south-eastern Canada, New England south to the Mason–Dixon line, and much of the mid-western United States. Also present in Europe from the British Isles to Eastern Europe. On the West Coast of the United States The West Coast of the United States, also known as the Pacific Coast, Pacific states, and the western seaboard, is the coastline along which the Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean. The term typically refers to the contiguous U.S ..., the '' Mitrula elegans'' looks similar. Identification Many related species of '' Mitrula'' look identical without microscopic study. The cap or club is yellow with a white stalk (possibly with some pink coloration). It is around 2-3 mm wide, and up to 4 cm tall. References External lin ...
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