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Lythrum virgatum L.
European wand loosestrife

       
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Photo of Lythrum virgatum L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Russian Federation, Tiflis. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lythrum virgatum L.

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Distribution:
Lythrum virgatum L.

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USA (MA, MT, NH, PA, VA, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Lythrum virgatum L.

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 13 species in Lythrum
 

Classification:
Lythrum virgatum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Lythraceae – Loosestrife family
Genus Lythrum L. – loosestrife
Species Lythrum virgatum L. – European wand loosestrife
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lythrum virgatum L.

This plant and the related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Iowa:
purple loosestrife              Secondary noxious weed
Michigan:
Lythrum
purple loosestrife              Sale prohibited1
Minnesota:
European wand loosestrife              Prohibited noxious weed
Montana:
purple loosestrife, lythrum              Category 2 noxious weed
Nebraska:
purple loosestrife              Noxious weed
Nevada:
purple loosestrife              Noxious weed
North Carolina:
Lythrum
             Class B noxious weed2
North Dakota:
purple loosestrife              Noxious weed
South Dakota:
purple loosestrife              Regulated non-native plant species
Tennessee:
purple loosestrife              Plant pest3
Virginia:
European wand loosestrife              Noxious weed
Washington:
wand loosestrife              Class B noxious weed
purple loosestrife              Quarantine4
Wisconsin:
Lythrum
purple loosestrife              Nuisance weed5
 
1 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrid of the genus is prohibited from sale
2 any Lythrum spp. not native to North Carolina
3 and related cultivars
4 any hybrid cross
5 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrids thereof
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lythrum virgatum L.

European wand loosestrife
Lythrum
purple loosestrife

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Lythrum virgatum L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lythrum virgatum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27089.

 

Related Web Sites:
Lythrum virgatum L.

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

 
 
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