Index / Search / Lysimachia lanceolata
§1 Plant
Lysimachia lanceolata Walter
vernacular lanceleaf loosestrife — species · Primulaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Primulaceae Batsch
- Genus
- Lysimachia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 608 counties across 24 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- Low
- Moisture use
- Medium
- Fire
- High
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Low
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- -23 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 120 min.
- Precipitation
- 32–55 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–7
- Root depth
- 10 in min.
- Fertility need
- Medium
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Rhizomatous
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- Moderate
- Mature height
- 2.5 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Moderate
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Purple
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Late Spring
- Seed abundance
- Medium
- Seed begins
- Summer
- Seed ends
- Fall
- Spread rate
- Slow
- Stratify
- No
- Propagation
- seed, sprigs
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- No Known Source
- Nursery stock
- No
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 608 counties across 24 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Craighead 05031
- Drew 05043
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Jefferson 05069
- Johnson 05071
- Lafayette 05073
- Lee 05077
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Monroe 05095
- Nevada 05099
- Newton 05101
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Bartow 13015
- Calhoun 13037
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clarke 13059
- Columbia 13073
- DeKalb 13089
- Douglas 13097
- Early 13099
- Fannin 13111
- Floyd 13115
- Fulton 13121
- Habersham 13137
- Harris 13145
- Jackson 13157
- Morgan 13211
- Muscogee 13215
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Rabun 13241
- Stephens 13257
- Towns 13281
- Whitfield 13313
Illinois view state ↗ 83 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Franklin 17055
- Fulton 17057
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Marion 17121
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- Menard 17129
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
Indiana view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Bartholomew 18005
- Blackford 18009
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- DeKalb 18033
- Dubois 18037
- Elkhart 18039
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Harrison 18061
- Howard 18067
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lagrange 18087
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Miami 18103
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Noble 18113
- Orange 18117
- Parke 18121
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- St. Joseph 18141
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Washington 18175
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 53 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Clark 21049
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Floyd 21071
- Graves 21083
- Greenup 21089
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- McLean 21149
- Meade 21163
- Menifee 21165
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Morgan 21175
- Nelson 21179
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Barry 26015
- Berrien 26021
- Calhoun 26025
- Cass 26027
- Eaton 26045
- Gogebic 26053
- Hillsdale 26059
- Jackson 26075
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Lenawee 26091
- Mason 26105
- Menominee 26109
- Montcalm 26117
- Muskegon 26121
- Newaygo 26123
- Ottawa 26139
- St. Joseph 26149
- Van Buren 26159
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Mississippi view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 66 N ▾
- Audrain 29007
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Mississippi 29133
- Moniteau 29135
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Texas 29215
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
North Carolina view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Darke 39037
- Defiance 39039
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Gallia 39053
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Jackson 39079
- Lawrence 39087
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Marion 39101
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Preble 39135
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Vinton 39163
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
Oklahoma view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 16 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Benton 47005
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardeman 47069
- Haywood 47075
- Henderson 47077
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- McNairy 47109
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Perry 47135
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
Virginia view state ↗ 47 N ▾
- Alleghany 51005
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Brunswick 51025
- Campbell 51031
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Floyd 51063
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greensville 51081
- Halifax 51083
- Hanover 51085
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- Lee 51105
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Newport News (city) 51700
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Patrick 51141
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Pulaski 51155
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Sussex 51183
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 23 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Buffalo 55011
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Green 55045
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- La Crosse 55063
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Monroe 55081
- Oneida 55085
- Portage 55097
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Trempealeau 55121
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/LYLA ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3169369 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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