Calflora
Taxon  Report   13119    
Lysimachia europaea  (L.) U. Manns & Anderb.
Arctic starflower
Lysimachia europaea, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond, (questionable).
also called Trientalis europaea
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   CNDDB
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Observation Search
(10 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period
Family: MYRSINACEAE  
Genus: Lysimachia

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows, bogs/fens, coastal

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

 Alternate Names:
JEF: Trientalis arctica
JEF: Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica
JEF + CNPS: Trientalis europaea
More information about  Lysimachia europaea
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 20, 2021).