Lysimachia foemina (Mill.) U.Manns & Anderb., 2009

Common names

🇬🇧 Blue Pimpernel
🇫🇷 Lysimaque bleue, Mouron femelle, Mouron bleu

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species: Lysimachia foemina

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with the blue-flowered individuals of L. arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb., 2009, which have flowers whose petals are bordered with more than 30 glandular hairs, while those of L. foemina have petals bordered with few or no glandular hairs.

Hybridizes with L. arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb., 2009 to produce L. × intermedia (Giraudias) B.Bock, 2012, P.