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Loosestrifes
Lysimachia
Lysimachia /ˌlaɪsɪˈmeɪkiə/ is a genus consisting of 193 accepted species of flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae. Based on a molecular phylogenetic study it was transferred to the family Myrsinaceae, before this family was later merged into the Primulaceae.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
pimpernels
sectionAnagallis
starflowers
sectionTrientalis
Nummularia
sectionNummularia
Lysimachia
sectionLysimachia
Seleucia
subgenusSeleucia
whorled loosestrife
speciesLysimachia quadrifolia
Lerouxia
sectionLerouxia
Glaux
sectionGlaux
Gooseneck Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia clethroides
Lanceleaf Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia lanceolata
spoonleaf yellow loosestrife
speciesLysimachia mauritiana
Bog Pimpernel
speciesLysimachia tenella
miniature moneywort
speciesLysimachia japonica
Chaffweed
speciesLysimachia minima
Idiophyton
subgenusIdiophyton
dense-flowered loosestrife
speciesLysimachia congestiflora
Manchurian yellow loosestrife
speciesLysimachia davurica
Lysimachia fortunei
speciesLysimachia fortunei
Manipur loosestrife
speciesLysimachia candida
Lysimachia pentapetala
speciesLysimachia pentapetala
Palladia
subgenusPalladia
Lysimachia decurrens
speciesLysimachia decurrens
Pimpernel
speciesLysimachia amoena
Southern Yellow Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia tonsa
Lysimachia remota
speciesLysimachia remota
Manchurian yellow loosestrife
speciesLysimachia barystachys
Willow-leaved Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia ephemerum
Rosulatae
sectionRosulatae
Lysimachiopsis
subgenusLysimachiopsis
Dark Purple Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia atropurpurea
Lysimachia christinae
speciesLysimachia christinae
Lysimachia alfredi
speciesLysimachia alfredi
roughleaf loosestrife
speciesLysimachia asperulifolia
Pale Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia dubia
Trailing Yellow Loosestrife
speciesLysimachia radicans
Lysimachia grammica
speciesLysimachia grammica
Lysimachia patungensis
speciesLysimachia patungensis
Lysimachia paridiformis
speciesLysimachia paridiformis
Fraser's yellow loosestrife
speciesLysimachia fraseri
Loomis' yellow loosestrife
speciesLysimachia loomisii
Lysimachia longipes
speciesLysimachia longipes
Lysimachia serpens
speciesLysimachia serpens
Lysimachia taiwaniana
speciesLysimachia taiwaniana
Lewis' yellow-loosestrife
speciesLysimachia lewisii
Lysimachia pseudohenryi
speciesLysimachia pseudohenryi
Lysimachia hemsleyana
speciesLysimachia hemsleyana
Lysimachia sertulata
speciesLysimachia sertulata
Lysimachia heterogenea
speciesLysimachia heterogenea
leafy hybrid swamp candles
hybridLysimachia × producta
Lysimachia klattiana
speciesLysimachia klattiana
Lysimachia filiformis
speciesLysimachia filiformis
Lysimachia ravenii
speciesLysimachia ravenii
Lysimachia deltoidea
speciesLysimachia deltoidea
Lysimachia huttonii
speciesLysimachia huttonii
Lysimachia sikokiana
speciesLysimachia sikokiana
Lysimachia minoricensis
speciesLysimachia minoricensis
Lysimachia melampyroides
speciesLysimachia melampyroides
Lysimachia taliensis
speciesLysimachia taliensis
Theopyxis
subgenusTheopyxis
Lysimachia nigropunctata
speciesLysimachia nigropunctata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.523
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.516
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.643
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.643
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.481
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.286
Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain
Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.931
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.525
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.435
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.526
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.433
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.524
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48063.