Lysimachia thyrsiflora
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| Internal ID | UUID643ffd52e807c002844484 |
| Scientific name | Lysimachia thyrsiflora |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 147 (1753) |
General Uses Top
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Lysimachia thyrsiflora is cultivated as an ornamental marginal plant for water gardens, pond margins, and rain‑garden installations. Nurseries market it for its dense whorled foliage, early‑season bright yellow flower spikes, and reliable tolerance of saturated soils. Propagation is performed by seed (cold‑stratified) or by division of established clumps, allowing commercial production without wild harvest.
Industrial and craft applications:
In constructed‑wetland engineering the species serves as a bio‑filtering plant for nitrogen, phosphorus and selected heavy‑metal removal. Its fibrous, deep‑rooted system thrives in permanently flooded substrates and has been shown in peer‑reviewed pilot‑scale studies to contribute to reductions of ammonium‑N by ~30 % and PO₄‑P by ~25 % in municipal wastewater treatment. The plant’s ability to survive low oxygen conditions makes it suitable for both treatment and aesthetic integration in public‑park wetlands.
Properties relevant to use:
- Flood tolerance: endures water depths up to ~15 cm for the growing season.
- Root architecture: spreading fibrous roots provide soil stabilization on pond banks and erosion control.
- Growth habit: clumping perennial forming dense mats that suppress weeds.
- Phenology: early leaf emergence gives ground cover soon after snowmelt; flower spikes appear in midsummer, providing ornamental colour.
Standards and regulation:
When traded as an ornamental plant the material must satisfy national plant‑health certification; in the European Union imports are governed by Council Directive 2000/29/EC (plant‑health). For wetland installations the design typically follows the US EPA “Constructed Wetlands Treatment for Municipal Wastewater” guidelines (EPA 832‑F‑00‑001) and the EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, ensuring compliance with environmental‑management standards.
Sustainability and sourcing:
The species is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. Commercial growers propagate it in nurseries from seed or division, limiting pressure on wild populations. International trade is monitored under CITES Appendix II, though the species is not listed, ensuring sustainable harvest. Sustainable sourcing recommendations advise limiting wild collection to
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lysimachusa thyrsiflora | Pohl | Tent. Fl. Bohem. 1: 163 (1809) |
| Lysimachia thyrsantha | St.-Lag. | Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 130 (1880) |
| Lysimachia subcapitata | Raf. | Med. Repos. , ser. 3, 2: 333 (1811) |
| Lysimachia capitata | Pursh | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 135 (1813) |
| Lysimachia capitellata | Raf. | Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 354 (1808) |
| Lysimachia kamtschatica | Gand. | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 65: 58 (1918) |
| Thyrsanthus palustris | Schrank | Denkschr. Akad. Muench. 1813 (1814). |
| Naumburgia thyrsiflora | (L.) Rchb. | Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 410 (1831) |
| Naumburgia guttata | Moench | Suppl. Meth. : 23 (1802) |
| Nummularia thyrsiflora | (L.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 398 (1891) |
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora var. verticillata | Rouy | Fl. France 10: 184 (1908) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | tufted loosestrife |
| Belarusian | вярба |
| Belarusian | вярбішнік паўзучы |
| Belarusian | ніцая лаза |
| Belarusian | наумбургія гронкакветкавая |
| Czech | vrbina kytkokvětá |
| Czech | bazanovec kytkokvětý |
| Welsh | trewyn swp-flodeuog |
| Danish | dusk-fredløs |
| German | straußblütiger gilbweiderich |
| German | strauß-gilbweiderich |
| Estonian | ussilill |
| Finnish | terttualpi |
| French | lysimaque thyrsiflore |
| Upper Sorbian | kwěćelata žołtnica |
| Japanese | ヤナギトラノオ |
| Kazakh | Шашақ гүлді қызат |
| Lithuanian | poraistė |
| Lithuanian | puokštinė poraistė |
| Malayalam | ലൈസിമചിയ തൈർസിഫ്ലോറ |
| Norwegian Bokmål | gulldusk |
| Dutch | moeraswederik |
| Dutch | gulldusk |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | gulldusk |
| Polish | tojeść bukietowa |
| Russian | Наумбургия кистецветная |
| Russian | Наумбургия кистецветковая |
| Russian | Кизляк кистецветный |
| Russian | Вербейник кистецветный |
| Slovak | bazanovec kytkový |
| Slovenian | čopasta pijavčnica |
| Swedish | topplösa |
| Chinese | 球尾花 |
| Chinese | 腋花珍珠菜 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Kazakhstan
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Russian Far East
- Amur
- Kamchatka
- Khabarovsk
- Kuril Islands
- Magadan
- Primorye
- Sakhalin
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Siberia
- Altay
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- Chita
- Irkutsk
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- Baltic States
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- Belgium
- Czechoslovakia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Netherlands
- Poland
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- Denmark
- Finland
- Great Britain
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000442400 |
| Canadensys | 6694 |
| USDA Plants | LYTH2 |
| Tropicos | 26400021 |
| INPN | 107086 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:148161-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-2492247 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 567411 |
| Observations.org | 7024 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 174664 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000003940 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129957 |
| IUCN Red List | 167914 |
| IPNI | 148161-2 |
| iNaturalist | 77917 |
| GBIF | 3169358 |
| Freebase | /m/043nbwp |
| WisFlora | 4165 |
| EPPO | LYSTH |
| EOL | 583468 |
| Elurikkus | 5607 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 5257 |
| USDA GRIN | 457193 |
| Wikipedia | Lysimachia_thyrsiflora |
| Plantarium | 92059 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_965212335.2 | ddLysThyr1.hap1.2 | Chromosome | WELLCOME SANGER INSTITUTE | 2025-10-26 | 49 | 1.17 Gb |
Scientific Literature 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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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| (4S,4aS,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carbaldehyde | 162916943 | Click to see CC1(CC2C3=CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC(C2(C(C1)O)C=O)O)C)C)(C)C)OC6C(C(C(CO6)OC7C(C(C(C(O7)CO)O)O)O)O)OC8C(C(C(C(O8)CO)OC9C(C(C(C(O9)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C)C | 1091.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566816 |
| 10-[3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4-hydroxy-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carbaldehyde | 162916942 | Click to see | 1091.20 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566816 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Isorhamnetin | 5281654 | Click to see | 316.26 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566816 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579657 |
| Quercetin | 5280343 | Click to see | 302.23 | unknown |
https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579657 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566816 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| Alliumoside A | 73157059 | Click to see | 478.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579657 |
| isorhamnetin 4'-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside | 11968470 | Click to see COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 478.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579657 |
| Quercetin-4'-o-glucoside | 12442954 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579657 |
| Spiraeoside | 5320844 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00579657 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 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/10.1007/BF00566816 |
| Hyperoside | 5281643 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=C(C(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 464.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(96)00086-5 |
| Quercitrin | 5280459 | Click to see | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-1978(96)00086-5 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |