Garden Loosestrife vs Moneywort

Lysimachia vulgaris compared with Lysimachia nummularia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Loosestrife	Moneywort
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Ericales (ツツジ目)	Ericales (ツツジ目)
Family same	Primulaceae	Primulaceae
Genus same	Lysimachia	Lysimachia
Species	Lysimachia vulgaris	Lysimachia nummularia

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Loosestrife and Moneywort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lysimachia.

Conservation Status

Garden Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

Moneywort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Loosestrife	Moneywort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Loosestrife

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Moneywort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇯🇵 Japan 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States