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Lysimachia vulgaris L.
garden yellow loosestrife

       
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Line Drawing of Lysimachia vulgaris L.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 711. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lysimachia vulgaris L.

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Distribution:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CO, CT, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

View 11 genera in Primulaceae, 42 species in Lysimachia
 

Classification:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Primulales
Family Primulaceae – Primrose family
Genus Lysimachia L. – yellow loosestrife
Species Lysimachia vulgaris L. – garden yellow loosestrife
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
garden loosestrife              Potentially invasive, banned
Washington:
garden loosestrife              Class B noxious weed
garden loosestrife              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

garden loosestrife

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC+,FACW- FAC+ NO FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 24002.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Lysimachia vulgaris L.

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WA-King County Noxious Weeds

WA-NonNative Freshwater Plants

Western Aquatic Plant Management Society

 
 
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