Lysimachia nummularia

Moneywort, Creeping Jenny

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Primulaceae (Primrose family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - July
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: August - September

Moneywort is native to Europe, but has become sometimes invasive in North America. The shape of its leaves gives it both its species epithet 'nummularia' which means "like a coin" in Latin, and its common name. When blooming, it has cup-shaped yellow flowers, about 2 cm in diameter.

26 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park

26 July 2015 (upper side of leaves) Manassas National Battlefield Park

27 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park (underside of leaves)

12 May 2022 The Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Lee County, VA

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