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Lysimachia hybrida

Michx.

Lanceleaf Loosestrife

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153895
Element CodePDPRI070A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderPrimulales
FamilyPrimulaceae
GenusLysimachia
Synonyms
Lysimachia lanceolata ssp. hybrida(Michx.) J.D. RaySteironema hybridum(Michaux) Rafinesque ex B.D. JacksonSteironema laevigatumT.J. HowellSteironema lanceolatum var. hybridum(Michx.) Gray
Other Common Names
lowland yellow loosestrife (EN) Lowland Yellow Loosestrife (EN) Lysimaque hybride (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Weakley et al. (2024) treat this as Steironema hybridum.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-08-15
Change Date1987-06-22
Edition Date2024-08-15
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Lysimachia hybrida is a wide-ranging perennial herb in a variety of wetlands occurring primarily in eastern and central North America, irregularly westward, from New Brunswick west to Alberta, Canada south to Florida west to Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, disjunct in Washington, United States. Threats include livestock grazing, invasive species, hydrological alteration, rights-of-way maintenance, succession, recreational activities (especially off-road vehicles), deer browsing, drought, and other threats in some places. More information is needed to assess threats and trends. With a large range extent and large number of occurrences, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Lysimachia hybrida occurs primarily in eastern and central North America, irregularly westward, from New Brunswick west to Alberta, Canada south to Florida west to Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, disjunct in Washington, United States (FNA 2009). Range extent was estimated to be over 6 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are over 230 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, this species is threatened by livestock grazing, invasive species, hydrological alteration, rights-of-way maintenance, succession, recreational activities (especially off-road vehicles), deer browsing, drought, and other threats in some places (NatureServe 2024). There is insufficient data, including anecdotal accounts, to understand the scope and severity of threats for this taxon.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Lysimachia hybrida grows in "marshes, wet meadows, wet depressions, hammocks, swamps, stream banks" (FNA 2009).
Palustrine Habitats
TEMPORARY POOLHERBACEOUS WETLANDFORESTED WETLANDRiparian
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS2Yes
ManitobaS2Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
OntarioS1Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
New BrunswickS1Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IllinoisSNRYes
West VirginiaSHYes
MassachusettsS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
New JerseyS3Yes
TexasSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
IndianaSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
IowaS4Yes
ArkansasS1Yes
New MexicoS3Yes
MaineSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS1Yes
New YorkS1Yes
KansasS1Yes
New HampshireS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
North CarolinaS2Yes
KentuckyS3Yes
MarylandS2Yes
TennesseeS2Yes
MichiganSXYes
OklahomaSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ArizonaS2Yes
NebraskaS4Yes
VirginiaS2Yes
DelawareS2Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
ConnecticutSUYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
2 - Agriculture & aquacultureUnknownUnknownUnknown
2.3 - Livestock farming & ranchingUnknownUnknownUnknown
2.3.4 - Scale unknown/unrecordedUnknownUnknownUnknown
4 - Transportation & service corridorsUnknownUnknownUnknown
6 - Human intrusions & disturbanceUnknownUnknownUnknown
6.1 - Recreational activitiesUnknownUnknownUnknown
7 - Natural system modificationsUnknownUnknownUnknown
7.1 - Fire & fire suppressionUnknownUnknownUnknown
7.1.2 - Suppression in fire frequency/intensityUnknownUnknownUnknown
7.2 - Dams & water management/useUnknownUnknownUnknown
8 - Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseasesUnknownUnknownUnknown
8.1 - Invasive non-native/alien species/diseasesUnknownUnknownUnknown
8.1.1 - Unspecified speciesUnknownUnknownUnknown
8.2 - Problematic native species/diseasesUnknownUnknownUnknown
8.2.2 - Named speciesUnknownUnknownUnknown
11 - Climate change & severe weatherUnknownUnknownUnknown
11.2 - DroughtsUnknownUnknownUnknown

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
McleodDakota Prairie Grasslands9,117
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  3. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. NatureServe. 2024. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).
  7. Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. 20 October 2020 Edition. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.