Lysimachia punctata L.

Dotted Loosestrife

Primulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)
Genus: Lysimachia (Yellow Loosestrife)

Synonyms

Lysimachia punctata
Lysimachia verticillaris
Lysimachia verticillata

Related species

Lysimachia vulgaris L. - Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata L. - Dotted Loosestrife
Lysimachia nemorum L. - Yellow Pimpernel
Lysimachia nummularia L. - Creeping-Jenny
Lysimachia thyrsiflora L. - Tufted Loosestrife

Traits


    50–100 cm tall. inflorescence: clustered, in a spike-like to panicle-like whole-inflorescence. flowers: (almost) sessile, yellowish, often reddish at the base. corolla: Ø 8–15 mm, 5‑leaved. corolla-tube: much shorter than the corolla-lobes. corolla-lobes: with glandu...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lysimachia punctata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Lysimachia punctata

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Lysimachia punctata

Lysimachia punctata

Status

  • naturalized neophyte

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, parks, gardens

  • in nutritious, moist to wet habitats

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