Moneywort

(Lysimachia nummularia)

 

   

 

 

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Color Photograph: USDA, NRCS, 1995-Midwestern Wetland Flora.

 

 

Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia L.)

Alien: Native of Europe.

Identification: A creeping, prostrate plant. Flowers yellow, with 5 petals, arising in pairs from the leaf axils on short flower stalks. Stem prostrate. Leaves round, shiny, in opposite pairs.

Distribution: Throughout eastern North America. Also occurs along the Pacific Coast.

Habitat: Moneywort is found on wet ground in disturbed areas including roadsides, ditches, and lawns.

Flowering period: July to September.

Similar Species: Moneywort is an easy plant to recognize, particularly if it is in flower.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

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