282; see text Lysimachia (/ˌlaɪsɪˈmeɪkiə/ LY-sim-AY-kee-ə)[2] is a genus consisting of 182 accepted species of flowering plants traditionally classified in the family Primulaceae.

Several species within Lysimachia are commonly called loosestrife, although this name is also used for plants within the genus Lythrum.

These bees use exclusively Lysimachia floral oils for building their nests and provisioning cells.

have been described from middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark.

[7] †Lysimachia nikitinii seed fossils have been collected from Pliocene strata of south eastern Belarus.