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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.141713
Element CodePDPRI070R0
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
Other Common NamesBog-candles (EN) Bog Loosestrife (EN) earth loosestrife (EN) Earth Loosestrife (EN) Lysimaque terrestre (FR) Swamp-candles (EN) Swamp Yellow Loosestrife (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, 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 ReasonsLysimachia terrestris is a wide-ranging perennial herb in a variety of wetland habitats natively occurring in eastern North America from Newfoundland and Labrador west to Manitoba, Canada and south to Georgia, Tennessee, and Missouri, disjunct in southeastern Oklahoma, United States. It has been introduced in the Pacific Northwest and Europe. Threats include development, 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 CommentsLysimachia terrestris natively occurs in eastern North America from Newfoundland and Labrador west to Manitoba, Canada and south to Georgia, Tennessee, and Missouri, disjunct in southeastern Oklahoma, United States (FNA 2009). It has "been introduced in cranberry bogs and is occasionally found on muddy lake shores of the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Oregon, Washington)" and has also been introduced in Europe (FNA 2009). Range extent was estimated to be approximately 5.5 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences CommentsBy applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are thousands of occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact CommentsAlthough threats are not widely documented, this species is potentially threatened by development, succession, hydrological alteration, invasive species, and other threats in some places. In the southern portion of the species' range, the drainage of bogs and other wetlands is a moderate threat (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002). However, their overall impact is likely negligible given the species' broad range, large number of occurrences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities.