Pollinator plant

Yellow Loosestrife

Lysimachia vulgaris

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Common names

37 names · 31 languages
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Other languages (30)
Dutch
French
Arabic
  • سرمج أصفر[4]
  • سرمج الحديقة[4]
Belarusian
  • Лазаніца звычайная[4]
Bulgarian
  • Обикновено ленивче[4]
Catalan
  • Lisimàquia[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 毛黄连花[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 毛黃連花[4]
Czech
  • vrbina obecná[4]
Danish
  • Almindelig fredløs[4]
Estonian
  • harilik metsvits[4]
Finnish
  • ranta-alpi[4]
German
  • Gewöhnlicher Felberich[3][4]
  • Gewöhnlicher Gilbweiderich[3][4]
  • Rispen-Gilbweiderich[3][4]
Hungarian
  • Közönséges lizinka[4]
Italian
Japanese
  • セイヨウクサレダマ[4]
Latvian
  • Parastā zeltene[4]
Lithuanian
  • Paprastoji šilingė[4]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Tojeść pospolita[4]
Portuguese
Romanian
  • Gălbinele[4]
Russian
  • Вербейник обыкновенный[4]
Slovak
  • čerkáč obyčajný[4]
Slovenian
  • navadna pijavčnica[4]
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
  • Вербозілля звичайне[4]
Welsh
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • yellow loosestrife — Page 4, column 2, row top 112 pt; common-name cell after Lysimachia vulgaris.; Lysimachia vulgaris.
[2] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • yellow loosestrife — Page 4, column 1, row top 652 pt; common-name cell after Lysimachia vulgaris.; Lysimachia vulgaris.
[3] Lysimachia vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Yellow Loosestrife — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Gewöhnlicher Felberich — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Gewöhnlicher Gilbweiderich — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Rispen-Gilbweiderich — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Garden Loosestrife — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • lisimaquia — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Grande lysimaque — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Lysimaque commune — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Mazza d'oro comune — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Grote wederik — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • lisimáquia-vulgar — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
[4] Lysimachia vulgaris — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Yellow Loosestrife — results[27].names[1]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Gewöhnlicher Felberich — results[27].names[7]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Gewöhnlicher Gilbweiderich — results[27].names[2]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Rispen-Gilbweiderich — results[27].names[6]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Garden Loosestrife — results[27].names[3]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • lisimaquia — results[27].names[16]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Grande lysimaque — results[27].names[12]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Lysimaque commune — results[27].names[11]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Mazza d'oro comune — results[27].names[13]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Grote wederik — results[27].names[17]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • lisimáquia-vulgar — results[27].names[5]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • ranta-alpi — results[27].names[8]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Вербейник обыкновенный — results[27].names[9]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Лазаніца звычайная — results[27].names[10]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • vrbina obecná — results[27].names[14]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Almindelig fredløs — results[27].names[15]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • fredløs — results[27].names[18]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Tojeść pospolita — results[27].names[19]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Paprastoji šilingė — results[27].names[20]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • harilik metsvits — results[27].names[21]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • strandlysing — results[27].names[22]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • videört — results[27].names[23]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • 毛黄连花 — results[27].names[24]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • 毛黃連花 — results[27].names[25]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Lisimàquia — results[27].names[26]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Вербозілля звичайне — results[27].names[27]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • سرمج الحديقة — results[27].names[28]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • سرمج أصفر — results[27].names[29]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • navadna pijavčnica — results[27].names[30]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Обикновено ленивче — results[27].names[31]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Közönséges lizinka — results[27].names[32]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Parastā zeltene — results[27].names[33]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • セイヨウクサレダマ — results[27].names[34]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • čerkáč obyčajný — results[27].names[35]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Trewyn — results[27].names[36]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Gălbinele — results[27].names[37]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
  • Kargaotu — results[27].names[38]; taxon id 62338; Lysimachia vulgaris.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Primulaceae

Genus-level classification for Lysimachia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Lysimachia vulgaris in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2] [3]
Native range
Europe to Siberia and W. Himalaya.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lysimachia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1893762; ID 62XTM; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Wildflowers

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Lysimachia vulgaris (top 112 pt)

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  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Lysimachia vulgaris (top 652 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lysimachia vulgaris — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 226171; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 964317, 964318, 964319, 964320, 964321, 964322, 964323, 964324, 964325, 964326, 964327, 964328, 964329, 964330, 964331, 964332, 964333, 964334, 964335, 964336, 964337, 964338, 964339, 964340, 964341, 964342, 964343, 964344, 964345, 964346, 964347, 964348, 964349, 964350, 964351, 964352, 964353, 964354, 964355, 964356, 964357, 964358, 964359, 964360, 964361, 964362, 964363, 964364, 964365, 964366, 964367, 964368, 964369, 964370

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.