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Lysimachia maritima

Black Saltwort, Saltwort
Other regional names: Sea Milkwort
  • Sea Milkwort
Also known as: Glaucoides maritima (Linnaeus) Lunell +18 more
  • Glaucoides maritima (Linnaeus) Lunell
  • Glaucoides maritima var. obtusifolia Lunell
  • Glaux generalis E.H.L.Krause
  • Glaux maritima f. brevifolia Merino
  • Glaux maritima f. longifolia Merino
  • Glaux maritima f. submersa Glück
  • Glaux maritima L.
  • Glaux maritima subsp. maritima
  • Glaux maritima subsp. obtusifolia (Fernald) B.Boivin
  • Glaux maritima var. angustifolia B.Boivin
  • Glaux maritima var. elata Vigener
  • Glaux maritima var. erecta Vigener
  • Glaux maritima var. macrophylla B.Boivin
  • Glaux maritima var. obtusifolia Fernald
  • Glaux maritima var. ramosa Vigener
  • Glaux maritima var. rosea Freyn
  • Glaux maritima var. simplex Vigener
  • Glaux spicata Phil. ex R.Knuth
  • Lysimachia maritima var. obtusifolia (Fernald) Yonek.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Primulaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Lysimachia maritima (commonly known as Black Saltwort or Saltwort) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Primulaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern Europe, Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern Europe, Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Kuril Is., Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

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