Lysimachia nummularia
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| Internal ID | UUID643ffd57ed944796227477 |
| Scientific name | Lysimachia nummularia |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 148 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products: The primary commercial product is whole live plants sold by nurseries for ornamental horticulture. These are supplied as container‑grown specimens used as groundcover, rock‑garden, and water‑margin plantings. Additional product forms include rooted cuttings, tissue‑cultured plantlets, and seed for propagation, all marketed to the horticultural trade. The species appears in the RHS Plant Finder (UK) and the USDA PLANTS database, confirming its commercial availability.
Food and beverages (non‑medicinal): Young leaves and tender shoots are edible. The foliage can be consumed raw in salads, used as a garnish, or briefly cooked as a potherb, delivering a mild, slightly mucilaginous flavor comparable to other leafy greens. In the United Kingdom, foragers report adding the raw leaves to mixed salads for their mild flavor and texture. This use is documented in the Plants for a Future database and in wild‑food guides such as Phillips (1999).
Properties relevant to use: The plant is a low‑growing, mat‑forming herb with creeping stems that root at nodes, producing a dense foliage carpet 5–10 cm tall. This morphology provides effective groundcover and modest erosion control in moist, shaded sites. It tolerates a wide range of soils (loamy, sandy, or clay) and shade conditions up to full shade, allowing deployment under tree canopies and in water‑adjacent locations. Rapid vegetative spread through spontaneous rooting of nodes facilitates cost‑effective propagation from cuttings. Moderate moisture retention due to abundant small leaves reduces irrigation demands in landscaping installations. Its minimal height eliminates the need for mowing or pruning, supporting low‑maintenance groundcover designs.
Sustainability and sourcing: Widely cultivated in temperate horticulture, the species is listed in major ornamental plant catalogues and produced by nurseries using conventional vegetative propagation, which reduces reliance on wild collection. While not listed as invasive in most regions, it can spread aggressively under favorable conditions; growers are advised to monitor spread to prevent unintended establishment in natural habitats. Propagation from cuttings or tissue culture shows high survival rates and low input costs, ensuring a stable supply without harvesting from wild populations. Since it reproduces vegetatively, large‑scale nursery production requires minimal land and water input, contributing to a low environmental footprint for the ornamental trade. No specific international standards govern the plant itself; edible foliage falls under general leafy‑vegetable safety regulations (e.g., FDA in the United States, EFSA in the European Union).
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Nummularia centimorbia | Fourr. | Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon , n.s., 17: 115 (1869) |
| Nummularia prostrata | Opiz | Seznam : 68 (1852) |
| Lysimachusa nummularia | Pohl | Tent. Fl. Bohem. 1: 163 (1809) |
| Lysimachia suaveolens | Schoenh. ex Garcke | Fl. N. Mitt.-Deutschland , ed. 4: 272 (1858) |
| Lysimachia rotundifolia | F.W.Schmidt | Fl. Boëm. 2: 59 (1793 publ. 1794) |
| Ephemerum nummularia | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 549 (1866) |
| Lysimachia nummularia f. longipes | (Davidov) Nikolic | Fl. SR Srbije 3: 482 (1972) |
| Nummularia repens | Gilib. | Fl. Lit. Inch. 1: 29 (1782) |
| Lysimachia nummularia var. festiva | Bélézé | Pl. Rar. Rambouillet : 21 (1905) |
| Lysimachia repens | Gray | Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 299 (1821 publ. 1822) |
| Lysimachia repens | Stokes | Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 304 (1812) |
| Lysimachia nemorum | Geners. ex Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 128 (1819) |
| Lysimachia nummularia subf. longipes | David | Trav. Soc. Bulg. Sci. Nat. 8: 109 (1915) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | moneywort |
| English | twopenny grass |
| English | twopenny thot |
| English | herb twopence |
| English | creeping-jenny |
| English | creeping jenny |
| Arabic | لوسيماخس نقدي |
| Arabic | سراجية |
| Arabic | سرمج |
| Arabic | لوسيما خوس |
| Arabic | ليزماكيا |
| Belarusian | Лазаніца манетчатая |
| Bulgarian | кръглолистно ленивче |
| Czech | vrbina penízková |
| Welsh | siani lusg |
| Danish | pengebladet fredløs |
| German | münzkraut |
| German | pfennig-gilbweiderich |
| German | pfennigkraut |
| Esperanto | monerfolia lizimaĥio |
| Esperanto | monerfolia lizimakio |
| Estonian | roomav metsvits |
| Persian | لیسیمچیا نامولاریا |
| Finnish | suikeroalpi |
| French | nummulaire |
| French | lysimaque nummulaire |
| Irish | lus an dá phingin |
| Croatian | metiljeva trava |
| Upper Sorbian | Łažawa žołtnica |
| Hungarian | pénzlevelű lizinka |
| io | numulario |
| Italian | quattrinella |
| Italian | erba monetaria |
| Italian | erba degli scudi |
| Italian | erba argentina |
| Japanese | ヨウシュコナスビ |
| Japanese | コバンバコナスビ |
| Japanese | リシマキアヌンムラリア |
| Japanese | リシマキア・ヌンムラリア |
| Japanese | コバンコナスビ |
| Lithuanian | Šliaužiančioji šilingė |
| Latvian | pļavas zeltene |
| Malayalam | ലൈസിമചിയ നമ്മുലേറിയ |
| Norwegian Bokmål | krypfredløs |
| Dutch | penningkruid |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | krypfredløs |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | krypfredlaus |
| Polish | tojeść rozesłana |
| Romanian | drețe |
| Romanian | iarbă de lingoare târâitoare |
| Romanian | iarbă de lingoare târâtoare |
| Romanian | iarbă de lingoare tîrîitoare |
| Romanian | iarbă de lingoare tîrîtoare |
| Russian | Вербейник монетный |
| Russian | вербейник монетчатый |
| Russian | Луговой чай |
| Slovak | čerkáč peniažtekový |
| Slovenian | okroglolistna pijavčnica |
| Swedish | penningblad |
| Turkish | karga otu |
| Ukrainian | Повій жовтий |
| Ukrainian | Вербозілля лучний чай |
| Ukrainian | Вербозілля лучне |
| Ukrainian | Барвінок дикий |
| Ukrainian | Адамове ребро |
| Chinese | 錢葉珍珠菜 |
| Chinese | 钱叶珍珠菜 |
| Chinese | 圆叶过路黄 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Caucasus
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Middle Europe
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Northern Europe
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Eastern Canada
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000442792 |
| UNII | H13E98RT77 |
| Flora of Alabama | 3001 |
| Canadensys | 6689 |
| USDA Plants | LYNU |
| Tropicos | 26400160 |
| INPN | 107073 |
| Flora of Italy | 3812 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701260-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2493033 |
| Plantarium | 23542 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 647181 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 175113 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003935 |
| Nature Serve | 2.146072 |
| IUCN Red List | 167913 |
| IPNI | 701260-1 |
| iNaturalist | 51809 |
| GBIF | 3169379 |
| Freebase | /m/08dpdc |
| WisFlora | 4161 |
| FEIS | plants/forb/lysnum |
| EPPO | LYSNU |
| EOL | 583459 |
| Elurikkus | 5605 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 5256 |
| USDA GRIN | 316741 |
| Wikipedia | Lysimachia_nummularia |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 285553 |
| PFAF | Lysimachia nummularia |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-3-[4,5-dihydroxy-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one | 14299117 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC(=C(C=C5)O)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 756.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-((2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl)oxychromen-4-one | 51402807 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| 2-(3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 44259504 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C(=C4)O)OC)O)O)O)O | 478.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| 3-[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one | 162948196 | Click to see | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)82393-6 |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 163016569 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-[(3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 133564577 | Click to see | 508.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Alcesefoliside | 11828754 | Click to see | 756.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Mauritianin | 5459192 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OCC2C(C(C(C(O2)OC3=C(OC4=CC(=CC(=C4C3=O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)C)O)O)O)O)O)O)O)O | 740.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Mauritianin | 10919701 | Click to see | 740.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Myricetin 3-alpha-L-arabinofuranoside | 14524431 | Click to see | 450.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Myricetin 3-arabinofuranoside | 14524429 | Click to see | 450.30 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Myricitrin | 5281673 | Click to see | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Quercetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-beta-galactopyranoside | 5748416 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Rutin | 5280805 | Click to see | 610.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
| Trifolin | 5282149 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(90)80155-A |
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