Lysimachia nummularia L., 1753 43% complete

Creeping-jenny

Sp. Pl.: 148 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Lysimachia nummularia, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced11 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded13 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 148 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Creeping-jenny No source recorded
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Observations Europe to SW. Siberia and NW. Türkiye No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 9 cm
  • 9 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 31 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 251, 500, 818, 898, 918, 925
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte
  • chamaephyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 642 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 178, 203, 500, 918, 925
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Growth habit Forb/herb No source recorded
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Maximum height 28 cm
  • 27.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 203, 251, 500, 818, 898, 918, 925
Differs from sources
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months jun, jul, aug Differs from sources
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 647 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 203, 818, 882, 918, 925
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 7 / 9 · humid air No source recorded
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Ground humidity empty
  • 7 / 12 · wet, flooded a few weeks a year (hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
Not on the record
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade Sourced
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic)
  • 6 / 9 · rather rich (meso-eutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 31 cm Sourced
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record