Lysimachia davurica




Family Myrsinaceae (also placed in Primulaceae)
Scientific name Lysimachia davurica Ledebour
Synonyms Lysimachia dauriensis Baudo; Lysimachia vulgaris L. subsp. davurica (Ledebour) Tatewaki; Lysimachia vulgaris L. var. davurica (Ledebour) R. Kunth
Common name (Japanese common name) kusa-redama (クサレダマ, 草連玉 [meaning: herbal redama (redama = Spartium junceum L.)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Swamp)
Chromosomal number 2n=24, 42
Description Plants 40-100cm tall. Leaves 4-12cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers yellow corollas 12-15mm across, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 4mm across. Perennial plants.
Reference Lysimachia davurica Ledeb.
Lysimachia davurica Ledebour
Lysimachia L.



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden