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Lysimachia
japonica, a small perennial herb with vellus hairs on
stems, inhabits roadsides or yards, crawling on the ground to
spread on all sides. In an alternate arrangement, the leaves are
1-2.5 cm long, 1-2 cm wide, broad and ovate, with short, pointed
tips. Leaf axils bear single, small, yellow flowers, and the
corollas are deeply cleft into five lobes and open flat.
Capsules are spherical, 4-5 mm in diameter, and enclosed by
deeply cleft calyces. Bloom time: May- June.
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