Lythrum salicaria Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5261

Lythrum salicaria L.

Purple loosestrife

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2015 Jean B Henney

2005 Louis-M. Landry

2007 Louis-M. Landry

2009 Barry Rice

Lythrum salicaria, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California.

Cal-IPC rating: High


	Plant Range Observation Search (1938 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Lythrum

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lythrum salicaria var. gracilior
PLANTS	Lythrum salicaria var. tomentosum
PLANTS	Lythrum salicaria var. vulgare

More information about Lythrum salicaria


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LYSA2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/03/2021).