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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Heathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies
  6. Primrose Family
  7. Loosestrifes
  8. Nummularia
  9. Creeping Jenny

species 50,921 observations

Creeping Jenny

Lysimachia nummularia

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

11 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix, Discriminating Epiblema Moth, Consort Underwing 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 6
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Margined Calligrapher, Eastern Boxelder Bug 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Ground covers
Light
Full sun Part shade Dappled shade
Moisture
Dry Moist Wet
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Resists
Wet soil
Habit
Creeping Horizontal Spreading
Plant type
Ground cover Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension.

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