Lysimachia nummularia
Lysimachia nummularia
FamilyGenus: Lysimachianative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
Lysimachia nummularia is a low-growing, shade-tolerant native herbaceous perennial that thrives in moist soil and produces blooms from May to September.
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Ecological significance
As a native wild plant, Lysimachia nummularia contributes to the ground layer in damp, shaded habitats in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
This deciduous species breaks dormancy in spring, producing fresh broad foliage. Blooms appear from May and continue into September. The above-ground parts die back in late autumn, and the plant overwinters below ground.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Schatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Mittelzehrer (Normaler Boden)
Flowering period
Mai – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
0.304 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Place this plant in partial to full shade, in a soil that stays evenly moist. Average garden soil with moderate nutrient content is suitable. Avoid allowing the soil to dry out. No special feeding is required.
Scientific profile
This deciduous, non-woody perennial reaches approximately 0.3 metres in height. Its broad leaves average 267.8 square millimetres in area. The plant prefers lightly shaded to half-shaded conditions and reliably moist, neutral to slightly acid soil of moderate fertility. It typically occurs in habitats with low disturbance. The flowering period runs from May to September. Seeds are minute, with a mean diaspore mass of 0.2 milligrams. Lysimachia nummularia is native in Great Britain.
Pollinators & visitors
3 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Other flower visitors
1 other species visit the flowers
Myocastor coypus
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Manfred Ruckszio / Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_117399906
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