Lysimachia dubia Aiton

First published in Hort. Kew. 1: 199 (1789)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe to W. & Central Asia and NW. Pakistan. It is an annual, biennial or perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2014) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 2: Lythraceae to Campanulaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Erect, glabrous, simple or sparsely branched perennial herb up to 60 cm high; stem ribbed, young shoots glandulose
Morphology Leaves
Leaves petiolate, alternate or subopposite, ± lanceolate to linearlanceolate, 30–70 × 10–30 cm, acute, margins entire, undersurface with numerous small irregular dark brown immersed glands
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers racemose, congested or at length remote, bracteate; pedicel ± 2 mm, elongating to 5 mm in fruit
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts linear-subulate, acute, as long as flowering pedicels or longer
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx lobes 5, linear-lanceolate, ± 3 mm, acute, glandular, persistent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla pink, ± 5 mm, tube broad and short ± 2 mm, lobes obovate or spatulate, obtuse, glandulose
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens shorter than corolla
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Style ± 4 mm, persistent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ± 3 mm in diameter
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds few, 3-angled, reticulate-vesiculose.
Ecology
Roadsides, moist grassy meadows, near streams, wet places in wadis; alt.: 650–1100 m
Phenology
Jun.–Aug.
Distribution
Balkan Peninsula, Caucasus, W Syria, Turkey, Iran, C Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan.
[FIQ]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175249/42330507

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0