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Lysimachia vulgaris

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Lysimachia vulgaris, commonly called yellow loosestrife or garden loosestrife, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Primulaceae and order Ericales; it was previously classified in the subfamily Myrsinoideae before molecular phylogenetic research merged that group into Primulaceae. The species is native to Eurasia, common as far west as Ireland, and also found in North Africa; it has been introduced to North America as an ornamental plant and is now considered invasive in Washington State and Oregon. It is a tall, downy, semi-evergreen perennial reaching 50 to 150 centimeters high, with erect clusters of conspicuous yellow flowers, opposite or whorled leaves 5 to 12 centimeters long spotted with orange glands, and stems that are downy and round or square in cross-section. In the British Isles it flowers from June through August. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial and Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

GNR Unranked 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Lysimachia vulgaris 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

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1. Lysimachia vulgaris (Wikipedia)

Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Lysimachia vulgaris, the yellow loosestrife or garden loosestrife, is a species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
The species is native to Eurasia, common as far west as Ireland, and also found in North Africa; it has been introduced to North America as an ornamental plant and is now considered invasive in Washington State and Oregon.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Fen, Habitat, distribution and ecology
It grows best in moist habitats such as fens and wet woodlands as well as on lakesides and riverbanks.

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2. Plants For A Future: Lysimachia vulgaris

Plants For A FutureHabitats

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Marshes, streams and in shallow water in reed swamps ... Shady places near water, avoiding acid soils

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3. Lysimachia vulgaris (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q147843 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Lysimachia vulgaris

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "GNR"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ericales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12414

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"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Primulaceae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12471

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"cites_listing":"II","eu_listing":"B","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Primulales","family":"Primulaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Ciclámenes","language":"ES"},{"name":"Cyclamens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Cyclamens","language":"EN"},{"name":"报春花科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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