Lysimachia vulgaris

For the similar plant, see Lysimachia punctata.

Lysimachia vulgaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species:
L. vulgaris
Binomial name
Lysimachia vulgaris
Synonyms[1]
  • Lysimachusa vulgaris (L.) Pohl
Lysimachia vulgaris capsules and seeds

Lysimachia vulgaris, the yellow loosestrife or garden loosestrife, is a species of herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It was transferred to Myrsinoideae based on results of molecular phylogenetic research[2][3] before being merged into the Primulaceae. [4]

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ Hao G, Yuan YM, Hu CM, Ge XJ, Zhao NX. 2004. Molecular phylogeny of Lysimachia (Myrsinaceae) based on chloroplast trnL-F and nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 31(1): 323-339.
  3. ^ Oh IC, Anderberg AL, Schonenberg J, Anderberg AA. 2008. Comparative seed morphology and character evolution in the genus Lysimachia (Myrsinaceae) and related taxa. Plant Syst. Evol. 271 (3-4): 177 - 197.
  4. ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III. 2009. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x.