Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia
Family: Primulaceae
Weed class: monitor list
Year Listed: 2014
Native to: Europe and Western Asia
Is this Weed Toxic?:
not known to be
Why Is It a Noxious Weed?
How would I identify it?
General Description
This plant is on the monitor list - it is not a listed noxious weed in Washington. Please contact its sponsor Emily Stevenson to report locations of where plants are found growing outside of ornamental plantings.
Flower Description
yellow, 5 pointed petals, in a cup shape
Leaf description
Very round, with a lightly pointed tip, less than 1 inch wide
Stem description
The branching stems are thin and lighter in color than the leaves. They lay across the ground and low vegetation, and can spread indefinetly thorugh these stolons.
Where does it grow?
Wet and damp areas, though can survive drier areas
How Does it Reproduce?
Stolons, as well as seed
How Do I Control It?
Hand pulling will work, if all plant fragments are removed, as it can easily reproduce from any stolon or stem segments left behind.
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