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"Moneywort" redirects here. Bacopa monnieri
Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri is a Perennial plant, creeping herb whose habitat includes wetlands and muddy shores. Common names include Coastal Waterhyssop and brahmi....
 (Coastal Waterhyssop) is also sometimes known by that name.


Lysimachia nummularia (synonim of Lysimachia zawadzkii Wiesner) is a low, creeping plant of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Lysimachia
Lysimachia

Lysimachia is a genus of flowering plants. It is traditionally Scientific classification in the family Primulaceae but should, according to Molecular phylogeny study, be placed to the family Myrsinaceae ....
. It is commonly called Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Herb Twopence and Twopenny grass.

s native to Europe, but has been introduced to North America, where it is considered an invasive species in some areas.






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"Moneywort" redirects here. Bacopa monnieri
Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri is a Perennial plant, creeping herb whose habitat includes wetlands and muddy shores. Common names include Coastal Waterhyssop and brahmi....
 (Coastal Waterhyssop) is also sometimes known by that name.


Lysimachia nummularia (synonim of Lysimachia zawadzkii Wiesner) is a low, creeping plant of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Lysimachia
Lysimachia

Lysimachia is a genus of flowering plants. It is traditionally Scientific classification in the family Primulaceae but should, according to Molecular phylogeny study, be placed to the family Myrsinaceae ....
. It is commonly called Creeping Jenny, Moneywort, Herb Twopence and Twopenny grass.

Distribution

It is native to Europe, but has been introduced to North America, where it is considered an invasive species in some areas. It is available for planting in North America as a horticultural item, but must be used with care because it can spread rapidly and crowd out other plants. It makes a nice ground cover where the range of its growth can be limited, producing yellow flowers in early summer.

Characteristics

The cultivar 'aurea' (golden creeping Jenny) has yellow leaves, and is somewhat less aggressive than the species.

Medicinal uses

Moneywort is used in herbalism
Herbalism

Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, and phytotherapy....
 for healing wounds.

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