Lysimachia - Revision history

Raffi at 17:05, 24 December 2009

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Murali.lalitha at 11:30, 16 December 2009

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Envoy at 14:06, 8 November 2007

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{{for|the ancient town|Lysimachia (Thrace)}}
{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Lysimachia''
| image = Yellow pimpernel.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = [[Yellow pimpernel]], ''Lysimachia nemorum''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
| familia = [[Myrsinaceae]]
| genus = '''''Lysimachia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
| subdivision =
include:<br />
''Lysimachia nemorum'' ([[yellow pimpernel]])<br />
''[[Lysimachia nummularia]]'' (creeping Jenny) <br />
''Lysimachia vulgaris'' ([[yellow loosestrife]])
}}

'''''Lysimachia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s. It is traditionally [[Scientific classification|classified]] in the family [[Primulaceae]] but should, according to [[Molecular phylogeny|molecular phylogenetic]] study, be placed to the family [[Myrsinaceae]] <ref>{{Cite journal |quotes=no |author=M. Källersjö, G. Bergqvist & A. A. Anderberg |year=2000 |title=Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s. l.: a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology |journal=[[American Journal of Botany]] |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=1325–1341}}</ref>.

==Characteristics==
''Lysimachia'' species often have yellow flowers, and grow vigorously. They tend to grow in damp conditions. Several species within ''Lysimachia'' are commonly called [[loosestrife]], although this name is also used for plants within the genus ''[[Lythrum]]''.

''Lysimachia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera|butterflies and moths]], including the [[Dot Moth]], [[Grey Pug]], [[Lime-speck Pug]], [[Small Angle Shades]] and [[V-pug]].

==Species==
Species within the genus include:
*''Lysimachia atropurpurea'' (purple gooseneck loosetrife)
*''Lysimachia ciliatum'' (fringed loosestrife)
*''Lysimachia clethroides'' (gooseneck loosestrife) — a hardy perennial resembling a tall [[Speedwell]] and growing up to 3 feet (1 metre). Flowers from July on to September. Grows best in deep, rich loam in a sheltered position.
*''Lysimachia fraseri'' (Fraser's yellow loosestrife, endangered)
*''Lysimachia nemorum'' ([[yellow pimpernel]])
*''[[Lysimachia nummularia]]'' (creeping Jenny or moneywort) — extremely hardy, and easy to cultivate; every piece of the creeping root will, if taken off, make a fresh plant.
*''Lysimachia punctata'' (spotted loosestrife)
*''Lysimachia quadrifolia'' (whorled loosestrife)
*''Lysimachia terrestris'' (swamp candles)
*''Lysimachia vulgaris'' (garden or yellow loosestrife)

==Reference==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://lakecounty.typepad.com/life_in_lake_county/2007/08/lysimachus-dog-.html Lysimachus' Dog & Nisaean Horses] - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Lysimachia & Lysimachus (Annotated with Sources).

[[Image:Lysimachia punctata spotted loosestrife MN 2007.JPG|thumb|left|''lysimachia punctata'' Spotted Loosestrife]]

[[Category:Myrsinaceae]]

{{Ericales-stub}}

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 Lysimachia (probably after King Lysimachus). Primulaceae. Loosestrife. Erect or creeping leafy herbs grown in damp wild gardens and borders.
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-{{for|the ancient town|Lysimachia (Thrace)}}
+==Cultivation==
-{{Taxobox
-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Lysimachia''
+===Propagation===
-| image = Yellow pimpernel.jpg
-'''''Lysimachia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s. It is traditionally [[Scientific classification|classified]] in the family [[Primulaceae]] but should, according to [[Molecular phylogeny|molecular phylogenetic]] study, be placed to the family [[Myrsinaceae]]&nbsp;<ref>{{Cite journal |quotes=no |author=M. Källersjö, G. Bergqvist & A. A. Anderberg |year=2000 |title=Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s. l.: a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology |journal=[[American Journal of Botany]] |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=1325–1341}}</ref>.
+===Pests and diseases===
-''Lysimachia'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera|butterflies and moths]], including the [[Dot Moth]], [[Grey Pug]], [[Lime-speck Pug]], [[Small Angle Shades]] and [[V-pug]].
+==Varieties==
-==Species==
+==Gallery==
-Species within the genus include:
+<gallery perrow=5>
-*''Lysimachia atropurpurea'' (purple gooseneck loosetrife)
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
-*''Lysimachia ciliatum'' (fringed loosestrife)
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
-*''Lysimachia clethroides'' (gooseneck loosestrife) — a hardy perennial resembling a tall [[Speedwell]] and growing up to 3 feet (1 metre). Flowers from July on to September. Grows best in deep, rich loam in a sheltered position.
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
-*''Lysimachia fraseri''  (Fraser's yellow loosestrife, endangered)
+</gallery>
-==Reference==
+==References==
 <references/>
 ==External links==
-*[http://lakecounty.typepad.com/life_in_lake_county/2007/08/lysimachus-dog-.html Lysimachus' Dog & Nisaean Horses] - Informative but non-scholarly essay on Lysimachia & Lysimachus (Annotated with Sources).
+*{{wplink}}
-{{Ericales-stub}}
+{{stub}}

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		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Lysimachia (probably after King Lysimachus). Primulaceae. Loosestrife. Erect or creeping leafy herbs grown in damp wild gardens and borders.
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		+	Leaves opposite or whorled, entire, usually black punctate: fls. spicate, racemose or solitary, with a rotate or campanulate, 5-parted corolla with an equal number of slightly monadelphous stamens opposite the lobes: caps. 1-loculed, with many seeds on a central placenta. —Over 100 species found in temperate and subtropical regions of all parts of the world. Only a few in cult., and these all perennials. They differ from related genera in the absence of staminodia between the stamens, which are usually slightly united. Revision, Knuth in Das Pflanzenreich, hft. 22, p. 256 (1905).
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		+	The loosestrifes are of easy culture, thriving best in moist situations. Propagation is by division in late autumn or early spring.
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