Distribution: Occurring in scattered localities on both sides of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to Oregon, east to Montana; widely distributed in eastern North America.
Habitat: Uncommon garden escape of moist areas, lake and pond margins, and riparian zones.
Flowers: June-August
Origin: Introduced from Europe
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Pollination: Self-pollination, bees, flies
Erect, downy-pubescent herbs, the flowering stems 3-10 dm. tall.
Leaves in whorls of 2-4, short-petiolate, broadly lanceolate, often black-dotted.
Flowers in axillary racemes, on long pedicels; calyx divided nearly to the base, the 5 lobes red-margined; corolla yellow, rotate, 15-20 mm. across; stamens 5, exerted, opposite the corolla lobes.
Capsule opening by valves.
Publication: Sp. Pl. 1: 146. 1753.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Lysimachia vulgaris in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Lysimachia vulgaris checklist entry.
OregonFlora: Lysimachia vulgaris information.
E-Flora BC: Lysimachia vulgaris atlas page.
CalPhotos: Lysimachia vulgaris photos.
USDA Plants: Lysimachia vulgaris information.
