Lysimachia maritima
| Lysimachia maritima | |
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| Norderney, Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Genus: | Lysimachia |
| Species: | L. maritima |
| Binomial name | |
| Lysimachia maritima (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Lysimachia maritima is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Primulaceae. It was previously called Glaux maritima, the only species in the monotypic genus Glaux.[3] The species has a number of common names, including sea milkwort, sea milkweed, and black saltwort.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Lysimachia maritima has a circumpolar distribution in the northern hemisphere and is native to Europe, central Asia and North America. [4] the species grows mainly in coastal habitats in Europe but also occurs in mesic interior habitats in Asia and North America, in both wet ground and water. It is known from alkaline meadows in desert regions in Utah, at elevations of up to 2600 m (8500 ft).[5]
Description
[edit]Lysimachia maritima (commonly called Sea Milkwort, Sea Milkweed, or Black Saltwort) is a coastal wildflower in the primrose family (Primulaceae). It was formerly named Glaux maritima and was the only species in the genus Glaux before modern DNA studies moved it into the genus Lysimachia. This plant differs from all other genera of the Primulaceae in having apetalous flowers with a pink or white, petaloid calyx. It is generally pentamerous both in the calyx and the seed capsule. The leaves are fleshy, simple and opposite.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Maiz-Tome, L. (2016). "Lysimachia maritima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T64317602A67730067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64317602A67730067.en. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ NatureServe. "Lysimachia maritima". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Lysimachia maritima". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
- ↑ "Lysimachia maritima (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science.
- ↑ Cholewa, Anita F. (1992). "Primulaceae primrose family". Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. 26 (1): 17–21. JSTOR 40026795.
- ↑ Stace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 519. ISBN 9780521707725.
External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment — Glaux maritima
- Glaux maritima — Photo gallery
- Lysimachia maritima (L.) Galasso, Banfi Soldano (Sea-milkwort)
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- NatureServe secure species
- Lysimachia
- Flora of Europe
- Flora of Canada
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of Colorado
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Flora of New Mexico
- Plants described in 1753
- Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus