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Lysimachia ciliata

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Fringed Loosestrife

G5Secure Found in 56 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146527
Element CodePDPRI07020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPrimulales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusLysimachia
Synonyms
Steironema ciliatum(L.) Baudo
Other Common Names
fringed loosestrife (EN) Lysimaque ciliée (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-08-15
Change Date1984-06-07
Edition Date2024-08-15
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Lysimachia ciliata is a wide-ranging perennial herb in a variety of habitats occurring in North America from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, Canada south to Florida west to Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Oregon. Threats potentially include development, rights-of-way maintenance, logging, succession, hydrological alteration, and invasive species. Little is known about trends, but with a large range extent and large number of occurrences, abundant habitat, broad habitat preferences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Lysimachia ciliata occurs in North America from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, Canada south to Florida west to Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Utah, and Oregon (FNA 2009). Range extent was estimated to be over 7.7 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens and photo-based observations documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are thousands of occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, this species is potentially threatened by development, rights-of-way maintenance, logging, succession, hydrological alteration, invasive species, and other threats in some places. However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Lysimachia ciliata grows on "roadsides, moist meadows and prairies, moist woods, flood plains, stream banks, pond edges, high-tide lines" (FNA 2009).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodForest - MixedForest EdgeWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - MixedGrassland/herbaceous
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS5Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
New HampshireSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
UtahS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
DelawareS4Yes
New JerseyS4Yes
OhioSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
IowaS4Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
WyomingS3Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (56)
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Norwich Plains Revised Roadless AreaOttawa National Forest4,360
Minnesota (3)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Brule Lake - Eagle MountainSuperior National Forest12,380
Wood LakeSuperior National Forest596
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Swan Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest7,310
Montana (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Fishtail SaddlebackCuster National Forest16,359
Mt. BaldyHelena National Forest16,362
North SiegelLolo National Forest9,208
Patricks Knob - North CutoffLolo National Forest16,970
South Siegel - South CutoffLolo National Forest13,474
New Hampshire (3)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
North Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Long X DivideDakota Prairie Grasslands10,099
MagpieDakota Prairie Grasslands21,281
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
Vermont (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Devil's Den 09083Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests9,169
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Lye Brook Addition 09085Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,111
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Little Walker MountainJefferson National Forest9,818
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oliver MountainGeorge Washington National Forest13,090
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry Canyon BreaksColville National Forest4,821
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wisconsin (2)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
09159 - ThornappleChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest9,744
Wyoming (3)
AreaForestAcres
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Piney CreekBighorn National Forest22,240
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  3. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).