broad-leaf yellow loosestrife vs Garden Loosestrife

Lysimachia pendens compared with Lysimachia vulgaris

Key Differences

• broad-leaf yellow loosestrife is Critically Endangered while Garden Loosestrife is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broad-leaf yellow loosestrife	Garden Loosestrife
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Primulaceae	Primulaceae
Genus same	Lysimachia	Lysimachia
Species	Lysimachia pendens	Lysimachia vulgaris

Evolutionary Relationship

broad-leaf yellow loosestrife and Garden Loosestrife share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lysimachia.

Conservation Status

broad-leaf yellow loosestrife

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broad-leaf yellow loosestrife	Garden Loosestrife
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broad-leaf yellow loosestrife

Habitat

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

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).

broad-leaf yellow loosestrife

The Broad-Leaf Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia pendens) is a species in the genus Lysimachia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.