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.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully 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