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Primulaceae
Lysimachia

*Lysimachia japonica Thunberg. Common name: Japanese Loosestrife, Ko-nasubi, Dwarf Creeping-Jenny, Miniature Moneywort. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Grassy places, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Japan and China. Reported for WV (FNA 2009, Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton 2006), LA (FNA 2009), and e. TN (M. Brock, pers.comm., 2022).

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Synonymy : = FNA8, K4, WV; = n/a — C, RAB. Basionym: Lysimachia japonica Thunb. 1784

Links to other floras: = Lysimachia japonica - FNA8

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