Yellow Pimpernel

lysimachia nemorum

The Yellow Pimpernel (Lysimachia nemorum) is a charming, low-growing perennial wildflower native to the damp, shaded woodlands of Europe. Belonging to the primrose family (Primulaceae), this delicate plant creeps along the forest floor, forming loose mats of bright green foliage dotted with star-like yellow flowers. Often found in ancient deciduous woods, it serves as a wonderful indicator of rich, undisturbed damp woodland ecosystems. Unlike its cousin, the Scarlet Pimpernel, which prefers open, sunny fields, the Yellow Pimpernel thrives in the cool dappled shade of canopy trees. It has a long blooming season from May to September, providing a cheerful splash of color along woodland paths and stream banks when many other forest flowers have faded.

生息地: Typically found in damp deciduous woodlands, shaded stream banks, and wet, mossy clearings.

外見

Yellow Pimpernel is a hairless, creeping perennial with prostrate or decumbent stems ranging from 10 to 30 cm in length. Its smooth, bright green leaves are ovate, pointed, and arranged in opposite pairs along the reddish-tinged stems. The small, solitary flowers are about 12-15 mm across, boasting five bright yellow, pointed petals and five slender, yellow stamens. These delicate blooms are supported by long, thread-like stalks that arise from the leaf axils, gracefully nodding before opening fully to face the sky.

界Plantae門Tracheophyta綱Magnoliopsida目Ericales科Primulaceae属Lysimachia

Yellow Pimpernel

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Because it thrives primarily in undisturbed, damp woodlands, ecologists frequently use this species as an indicator of ancient, healthy woodland habitats.

Despite its common name, the Yellow Pimpernel is actually more closely related to loosestrifes than to the true Scarlet Pimpernel.

Its flowers do not produce any nectar; they rely solely on offering abundant pollen to attract hoverflies and small solitary bees for pollination.

特殊能力

Thrives in low-light environments by optimizing chlorophyll production, allowing it to carpet forest floors under dense tree canopies.

Its trailing stems produce adventitious roots at the nodes when they touch damp soil, enabling rapid vegetative spread and stabilization on banks.

The delicate yellow flowers open fully in bright daylight but close during heavy overcast weather or rain to protect their pollen from moisture.

サイズと詳細

長さ: 10-30 cm
寿命: 2-5 年

食性と食事

As a photoautotrophic plant, it produces its own energy using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, supplemented by soil nutrients.

主な食物

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
Soil Nitrogen
Phosphorus

生態系とのつながり

mutualism

Hoverfly

Meliscaeva cinctella

Visits the flowers to feed on pollen, acting as a pollinator despite the plant producing no nectar.

eaten by

Black Slug

Arion ater

Feeds on the soft, damp leaves of the creeping stems on the forest floor.

competitor

Broad Buckler-fern

Dryopteris dilatata

Competes with the Yellow Pimpernel for floor space and sunlight in damp woodland environments.

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安全性

危険度

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よくある質問

Yellow Pimpernelを見分けるには？

Yellow Pimpernelを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。

Yellow Pimpernelの長さは何ですか？

10-30 cm

Yellow Pimpernelの寿命は何ですか？

2-5 年

Yellow Pimpernelは何を食べますか？

As a photoautotrophic plant, it produces its own energy using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide through photosynthesis, supplemented by soil nutrients.

Yellow Pimpernelは通常どこに生息していますか？

Typically found in damp deciduous woodlands, shaded stream banks, and wet, mossy clearings.