Transcript Moneywort - Rouge Park

Moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)
Family: Primulaceae (prim-u-la-see-ee) Derived from primula,
primrose, from the medieval name primulaveris meaning first of
spring used for early flowering herbs.
Genus: Lysimachia (ly-si-MAK-ee-uh) From the Greek lýsimacheion
which cam from the named for King Lysimachus of Thrace, who
used the plant to calm his oxen (which is also where the common
name loosestrife comes from). The name loosetrife is applied to all
species in the Lysimachia genus which often gets confused with
members of the Lythrum genus. Lysimachia are sterile to their own
pollen and may produce hybrids further confusing the somewhat
similar species in this genus.
Species: nummularia (num-ew-LAH-ree-uh) Fron munnus, meaning
coin-shaped or resembling a coin and usually applied to plants with
small almost circular leaves.
Moneywort
Also called creeping Jenny. It is a
member of the Primrose family
The stem is delicate, trails across
the ground or on top of other
small ground cover.
The leaves are small, rounded to
slightly heart-shaped, arranged
in pairs on the slender stalk.
The flowers are bright yellow, 3
cm wide, stalked and grow in
the leaf axils.
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