Lysimachia vulgaris L.

Yellow Loosestrife

Primulaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Lysimachia vulgaris
Lysimachia westphalica

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


    50–150 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: glabrous at...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Lysimachia vulgaris

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 vulgaris

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 vulgaris

Lysimachia vulgaris

Status

  • native

Habitat

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

  • in (periodically) wet habitats

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