Lysimachia thyrsiflora L.

Tufted Loosestrife

Primulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Lysimachia thyrsiflora
Naumburgia thyrsiflora

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


    30–80 cm tall. inflorescence: clustered, in a racemose whole-inflorescence, with a long stalk. flowers: (almost) sessile, yellowish. corolla: Ø 3–8 mm, 6–7‑leaved. corolla-tube: much shorter than the corolla-lobes. calyx-lobes: lineal-lanceolate. fruits: schizocarpou...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lysimachia thyrsiflora

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 thyrsiflora

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 thyrsiflora

Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands

  • in nutrient-poor, moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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