Plants : PrimulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Lysimachia punctata L.

Dotted Loosestrife

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Lysimachia punctata

Description: A tall yellow-flowered herbaceous perennial from SE Europe, much grown in gardens and occasionally escaping and becoming established in old quarries, lake shores, roadsides, dumps etc. It appears to be increasing in frequency.

All names: Lysimachia punctata L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Lysimachia punctata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Lysimachia punctata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Lysimachia punctata. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3938. Accessed on 2026-11-02.