creeping Jenny
creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Small
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Freshwater wetland
Range
Europe and Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Runners
Status
Common

About

Creeping Jenny, the Golden variety, is a low-growing plant, typically 10-12 inches tall. Its bright yellow leaves resemble coins, hence its name.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Lysimachia
Species
Lysimachia nummularia