creeping Jenny

creeping Jenny

▪ perennial herb
also called  moneywort  and  creeping Charlie  
 (Lysimachia nummularia), a prostrate perennial herb, of the Myrsinaceae family, native to Europe but introduced into North America as a ground cover in warm climates and as an indoor hanging plant.

      The opposite, nearly round leaves are about 2 cm (0.75 inch) in diameter. The solitary yellow flowers are borne on stalks in the axils of the leaves. The plant is most often found in moist shade.

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