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Lysimachia lanceolata

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Lanceleaf Loosestrife

G5Secure Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150434

Element CodePDPRI070E0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPrimulales

FamilyPrimulaceae

GenusLysimachia

Synonyms

Steironema lanceolatum(Walter) Gray

Other Common Names

lanceleaf loosestrife (EN) Lance-leaved Yellow Loosestrife (EN) Lysimaque lancéolée (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 MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-09-10

Change Date1987-06-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Pennsylvania	S4	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes
West Virginia	S4	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Georgia	S5	Yes
Maryland	S3	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Delaware	SU	Yes
New Jersey	S1	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
Alabama	S5	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	S1	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes

CanadaNH

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	SH	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (11)

Georgia (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Joe Gap	Chattahoochee National Forest	5,321
Pink Knob	Chattahoochee National Forest	12,127
Sarah's Creek	Chattahoochee National Forest	6,888

North Carolina (6)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cherry Cove (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	836
Graveyard Ridge (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	1,958
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379
Sam Knob (addition)	Pisgah National Forest	2,576
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588
Tusquitee Bald	Nantahala National Forest	13,670

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

West Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,172

References (4)

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.
Johnson, E. 2022. <i>Lysimachia lanceolata</i> Rare Plant Profile. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites, State Forest Fire Service and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 14 pp. [https://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/heritage/docs/lysimachia-lanceolata-lance-leaf-loosestrife.pdf]
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.
Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. 20 October 2020 Edition. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.