About Lysimachia maritima (L.) Galasso, Banfi & Soldano
This species, Lysimachia maritima, differs from all other genera in the Primulaceae family by having apetalous flowers with a pink or white petaloid calyx. Both its calyx and seed capsule are generally pentamerous. Its leaves are fleshy, simple, and arranged oppositely. Lysimachia maritima has a circumpolar distribution across the northern hemisphere, and is native to Europe, central Asia, and North America. In Europe, the species grows mainly in coastal habitats. It also occurs in mesic interior habitats in Asia and North America, growing in both wet ground and water. It has been recorded growing in alkaline meadows in desert regions of Utah, at elevations up to 2600 m (8500 ft).
