Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia)

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Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia)

• Family Primulaceae (prim-u-la-see-ee) Derived
  from primula, primrose, from the medieval name
  primulaveris meaning first of spring used for
  early flowering herbs.
• Genus Lysimachia (ly-si-MAK-ee-uh) From the
  Greek lýsimacheion which cam from the named for
  King Lysimachus of Thrace, who used the plant to
  calm his oxen (which is also where the common
  name loosestrife comes from). The name loosetrife
  is applied to all species in the Lysimachia genus
  which often gets confused with members of the
  Lythrum genus. Lysimachia are sterile to their
  own pollen and may produce hybrids further
  confusing the somewhat similar species in this
  genus.
• Species nummularia (num-ew-LAH-ree-uh) Fron
  munnus, meaning coin-shaped or resembling a coin
  and usually applied to plants with small almost
  circular leaves.

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Moneywort

• Also called creeping Jenny. It is a member of the
  Primrose family
• The stem is delicate, trails across the ground or
  on top of other small ground cover.
• The leaves are small, rounded to slightly
  heart-shaped, arranged in pairs on the slender
  stalk.
• The flowers are bright yellow, 3 cm wide, stalked
  and grow in the leaf axils.

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