Lysimachia vulgaris L.
(Yellow Loosestrife)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife)
GenusLysimachia (yellow loosestrifes)
FamilyPRIMULACEAE (primroses, loosestrifes and pimpernels)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife) :
1: Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife)
16 Aug 2005 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
flowering beside (dry) outfall from lake
Image 1: Flowers - face view - close-upImage 2: Flowers - side view - close-upImage 3: InflorescenceImage 4: Inflorescence (2)Image 5: Inflorescence (3)Image 6: Inflorescence (4)Image 7: Inflorescence (5)Image 8: Inflorescence (6)Image 9: Leaf - lower side - close-upImage 10: Leaf - upper side - close-upImage 11: Plants - in situImage 12: Flower - face view - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Flower - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Stem and leaf nodes - close-up - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sanderson, N. 2006 Restoration of Transition Mires in the New Forest British Wildlife Vol 17, No. 3: 173-175.

Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lysimachia vulgaris (Yellow Loosestrife)
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