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Lythrum L.
loosestrife

       
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Lythrum L.

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Distribution:
Lythrum L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Lythrum L.

View 12 genera in Lythraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lythrum alatum Pursh. . Image Available.
Lythrum alatum
winged lythrum
Distribution of Lythrum californicum Torr. & A. Gray. . Image Available.
Lythrum californicum
California loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum curtissii Fernald. .
Lythrum curtissii
Curtiss' loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum flagellare Shuttlw. ex Chapm.. .
Lythrum flagellare
Florida loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum hyssopifolium L.. . Image Available.
Lythrum hyssopifolium
hyssop loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum lineare L.. . Image Available.
Lythrum lineare
wand lythrum
Distribution of Lythrum maritimum Kunth. .
Lythrum maritimum
pukamole
Distribution of Lythrum ovalifolium Koehne. .
Lythrum ovalifolium
low loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb. .
Lythrum portula
spatulaleaf loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum salicaria L.. . Image Available.
Lythrum salicaria
purple loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum thymifolia L.. .
Lythrum thymifolia
thymeleaf loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum tribracteatum Salzm. ex Spreng.. .
Lythrum tribracteatum
threebract loosestrife
Distribution of Lythrum virgatum L.. . Image Available.
Lythrum virgatum
European wand loosestrife
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lythrum L.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lythrum L.

This plant is 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.

Michigan:
purple loosestrife              Sale prohibited1
North Carolina:
             Class B noxious weed2
Wisconsin:
purple loosestrife              Nuisance weed3
 
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 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrids thereof
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lythrum L.

purple loosestrife

This plant 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.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Lythrum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27077.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 

Related Web Sites:
Lythrum L.

NV-Invasive Weed Identification for Nevada

 
 
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