Genus
Lysimachia (Loosestrifes)
Lysimachia latifolia. Photo: (c) Todd Ramsden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lysimachia /ˌlaɪsɪˈmeɪkiə/ is a genus consisting of 193 accepted species of flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae. Based on a molecular phylogenetic study it was transferred to the family Myrsinaceae, before this family was later merged into the Primulaceae.