Quercus

Roughleaf Loosestrife

Lysimachia asperulifolia

Native status unresolved in South Carolina

Federally listed species. Excluded from routine garden suggestions. Consult conservation guidance before obtaining or planting this species. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

7CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Lysimachia

  • Catocala consorsThe Consort
  • Chlosyne gorgoneGorgone Checkerspot
  • Epiblema discretivanaDescriminating Epiblema
  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Nola cilicoidesBlurry-Patched Nola
  • Papaipema lysimachiaeLoosestrife Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
4Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Lysimachia

  • Macropis ciliata
  • Macropis nuda
  • Macropis patellata
  • Macropis steironematis
Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Primulaceae
Flower color
Red or yellow
Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Lysimachia asperulaefolia

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rankG3
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusLE

Conservation source Global and federal source

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