Lysimachia maritima

Lysimachia maritima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species: L. maritima
Binomial name
Lysimachia maritima
(L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano
Synonyms[1]
  • Glaux maritima L.

Lysimachia maritima is a species belonging to the family Primulaceae. It was previously called Glaux maritima, the only species in the monotypic genus Glaux.[1] The species has a number of common names, including sea milkwort, sea milkweed, and black saltwort.

Distribution

Lysimachia maritima has a circumpolar distribution in the northern hemisphere and is native to Europe, central Asia and North America.[2] 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).[3]

Description

This plant differs from all other genera of the Primulaceae in having apetalous flowers with a pink, petaloid calyx. It is generally pentamerous both in the calyx and the seed capsule. The leaves are fleshy, simple and opposite.[4]:519

References

  1. 1 2 "Lysimachia maritima". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  2. ↑ Anderberg, Arne. "Den Virtuella Floran, Glaux maritima L.". Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden.
  3. ↑ Cholewa, A. F. Primulacaeae, Primrose Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science.
  4. ↑ Stace, C.A. (2010). New flora of the British isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521707725.
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