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Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping Jenny

GNRUnranked Found in 25 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146072

Element CodePDPRI070J0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

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

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderPrimulales

FamilyPrimulaceae

GenusLysimachia

Other Common Names

creeping jenny (EN) Creeping Yellow Loosestrife (EN) Lysimaque nummulaire (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

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Nova Scotia	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Washington	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Massachusetts	SNA	No
Delaware	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
District of Columbia	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (25)

Alaska (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
College Fiord	Chugach National Forest	1,130,818
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381
Revilla	Tongass National Forest	29,298

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Dismal Creek	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	9,160

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Long Park	Routt NF	42,100

Missouri (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Swan Creek Rare II Study Area	Mark Twain National Forest	7,310

New Hampshire (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Carr Mountain	White Mountain National Forest	17,110
Kilkenny	White Mountain National Forest	28,766

North Carolina (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Overflow Creek	Nantahala National Forest	3,379
South Mills River	Pisgah National Forest	8,588

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Roaring River	Mt. Hood National Forest	27,316

Pennsylvania (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Allegheny Front	Allegheny National Forest	7,430

Tennessee (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bald Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	11,743
Stone Mountain	Cherokee National Forest	5,367

Utah (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Logan North	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	18,930
Mt. Logan South	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	17,014

Vermont (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bread Loaf	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,768
Griffith Lake 09084	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,833

Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bear Creek	Jefferson National Forest	18,274
Jerkemtight	George Washington National Forest	16,687
Northern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	9,444
Southern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	11,985

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Higgins Mountain	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	13,185

West Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,172
Middle Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	19,020

References (2)

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.
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.