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Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb
spatulaleaf loosestrife

       
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Images:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

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Synonyms:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

  PEPO6 Peplis portula L.
 

Distribution:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

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

USA (CA, OH, OR, WA), CAN (BC)
 

Related Taxa:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 13 species in Lythrum
 

Classification:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

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
Species Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb – spatulaleaf loosestrife
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

The related entities italicized and indented above 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.

Michigan:
Lythrum
purple loosestrife              Sale prohibited1
North Carolina:
Lythrum
             Class B noxious weed2
Wisconsin:
Lythrum
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 portula (L.) D.A. Webb

Lythrum
purple loosestrife

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 portula (L.) D.A. Webb

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NI NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27087.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 

Related Web Sites:
Lythrum portula (L.) D.A. Webb

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

 
 
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