Lysimachia vulgaris L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Yellow Loosestrife
🇫🇷 Lysimaque commune, Lysimaque vulgaire, Chasse-bosse

Taxonomy

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

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

Possible confusion with L. punctata L., 1753, whose sepals are entirely green, while those of L. vulgaris have orange margins.

Photographs

img/lysimachia-vulgaris.webp — Lysimachia vulgaris

img/lysimachia-vulgaris-2.webp — Lysimachia vulgaris

img/lysimachia-vulgaris-3.webp — Lysimachia vulgaris - Cauline leaves

img/lysimachia-vulgaris-4.webp — Lysimachia vulgaris - Cauline leaf

img/lysimachia-vulgaris-5.webp — Lysimachia vulgaris - Stem

Sources

Lansdown, R.V. (2011). Lysimachia vulgaris (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164460/5877653
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 931). Biotope.