Lysimachia minoricensis is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae.Lysimachia minoricensis J.J.Rodr. (n.d.). Plants of the World Online. Retrieved April 19, 2026, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:701239-1 It was endemic to the island of Menorca in Spain. Its natural habitat was Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It became extinct within its natural range and now only survives in cultivation.
Taxonomy It was described by Juan Joaquín Rodríguez y Femenías in 1878.Rodriguez, M. (1878). Additions a la Flore de Minorque. Bulletin de La Société Botanique de France, 25, 238--242. https://doi.org/10.1080/00378941.1878.10827901
Conservation Lysimachia minoricensis is Extinct in the Wild. It is cultivated in numerous ex-situ living collections in botanical gardens,Lysimachia minoricensis J.J.Rodr. (n.d.-b). BGCI PlantSearch. Retrieved April 19, 2026, from https://plantsearch.bgci.org/taxon/17031 and private collections.Meyer, T., & Hassler, M. (n.d.). Lysimachia minoricensis J.J.Rodr. (Menorca- Felberich). Mittelmeer- Und Alpenflora. Retrieved April 19, 2026, from https://www.mittelmeerflora.de/Zweikeim/Primulaceae/lysi_rosa.htmSeed List. (2026). North American Rock Garden Society. Retrieved April 19, 2026, from https://www.nargs.org/seedex?origin=G&title=L&page=2
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