Lysimachia vulgaris L., 1753 33% complete

Loosestrife

Sp. Pl.: 146 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Lysimachia vulgaris, 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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Sourced12 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded8 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 146 (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 Loosestrife No source recorded
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Observations Europe to Siberia and W. Himalaya No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 77 cm
  • 77.2 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 28 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 174, 178, 192, 203, 251, 500, 617, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 10 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color yellow Sourced
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape capsule Sourced
Maximum height 105 cm
  • 105 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 45, 88, 90, 174, 178, 192, 203, 251, 500, 617, 706, 818, 882, 897, 898, 918, 926
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Phenology
Bloom months feb, jun, jul
  • feb, jun, jul · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 45, 174, 203
Sourced
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 15 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 178, 203, 460, 818, 882, 918
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Ecology
Ground humidity 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte)
  • 9 / 12 · amphibious part of the year (seasonal helophyte) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 7 / 9 · half-light to light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
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 · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 89 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
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