Primulaceae
Yellow pimpernel
Lysimachia nemorum
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Lysimachia
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Common names
By language (17)
- Czech
- Vrbina hajní
- Dutch
- Boswederik
- English
- Yellow pimpernel
- French
- Lysimaque des bois
- German
- Hain-Gilbweiderich
- hsb
- Wódna žołtnica
- Hungarian
- Berki lizinka
- Irish
- Lus Cholm Cille
- kw
- Brathles melyn, Steren Maria
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skogfredløs
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Skogfredlaus
- Polish
- Tojeść gajowa
- Russian
- Вербейник дубравный, Лизимахия дубравная
- Slovenian
- Podlesna pijavčnica
- Swedish
- Skogslysing, Litet penningblad
- Ukrainian
- Вербозілля гайове
- Welsh
- Gwlyddyn melyn Mair
Synonyms
- Anagallis nemorum (L.) Büscher & G.H.Loos
- Ephemerum nemorum (L.) Rchb.
- Lerouxia nemorum (L.) Mérat
- Lysimachia eileta Lehm.
- Lysimachia hochstetteri Steud.
- Lysimachia nemoralis Salisb.
- Lysimachia zawadskii Wiesn.
- Lysimachia zawadskii Wiesner
- Lysimachusa nemorum (L.) Pohl
- Nummularia sylvatica Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- May to July (from 632 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: xulescu_g, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Felix Puff, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Becker, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sabarni Sarker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: UuMUfQ, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mnt99york, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: UuMUfQ, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.