Lysimachia nemorum
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Primulaceae›Lysimachia›Lysimachia nemorum
Ecology
An evergreen perennial of herb-rich, usually deciduous, woodland; also in old hedges, glades, damp grassland, fens and marshes, and shaded gullies and cliffs in upland areas. It is typical of mesic brown earth soils kept relatively open by slope, shade, vernal herbs and disturbance, and avoids places where litter accumulates. 0-820 m (Breadalbanes, Mid Perth).
Status
Native
Trends
Mapped as `all records` in the 1962 Atlas, analysis of the database reveals that the widespread decline of L. nemorum in S. England has taken place since 1950. Losses have resulted from woodland destruction and replanting with conifers.
World Distribution
Suboceanic Temperate element.
© L. Rooney
Rye, East Sussex
© L. Rooney
Broad Habitats
Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland
Light (Ellenberg): 5
Moisture (Ellenberg): 7
Reaction (Ellenberg): 4
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 5
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.4
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.4
Annual Precipitation (mm): 1150
Height (cm): 20
Perennation - primary
Perennial
Life Form - primary
Chamaephyte
Life Form - secondary
Hemicryptophyte
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Extensively creeping and rooting at nodes
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 2217
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 740
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 3
Atlas Change Index: -0.46
Weighted Changed Factor: -10
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
14
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000003934
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