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Genus

Lysimachia

Called “loosestrifes” in GBIF

Lysimachia is a genus consisting of 182 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.

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Plants in this genus

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Creeping Jenny

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

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Research on Lysimachia

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Invasive creeping Jenny spotted in Ottawa-area provincial park

Creeping Jenny can carpet the forest floor of parks you walk through, crowding out native wildflo...

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Invasive creeping Jenny spotted in Ottawa-area provincial park

A research-grade observation of creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) was recorded at Fitzroy Provincial Park near Ottawa, Ontario. This European native is considered invasive in many parts of North America, spreading through moist, shaded habitats and outcompeting native groundcover plants.

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