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Lysimachia nummularia L.

creeping Jenny (Primulaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencySE
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Lysimachia nummularia grows in damp woodlands across the British Isles, but more rarely in northern and western Scotland and Ireland.

Brockenhurst (VC11: South Hampshire); 2014-07-03

 creeping Jenny / Lysimachia nummularia: _Lysimachia nummularia_ grows in damp woodlands across the British Isles, but more rarely in northern and western Scotland and Ireland.

The leaves of Lysimachia nummularia are rounded, and the sepals are broad, in contrast to Lysimachia nemorum.

Kennington (VC22: Berkshire); 2008-07-20

 creeping Jenny / Lysimachia nummularia: The leaves of _Lysimachia nummularia_ are rounded, and the sepals are broad, in contrast to _Lysimachia nemorum_.

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