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Accession Data:

Lythrum salicaria L.

  • Common Name: Purple Loosestrife
  • Family: Lythraceae J. St-Hil.

  • Country of Origin: Eurasia
  • Habitat: damp meadows & pond margins

  • USDA Zone: 3a-9b

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201600135
  • Source:
  • Provenance:
    • Plants were harvested from a lake on private property on Brewster Rd. in Milford, CT USA by Donna Ellis / Alyssa Matz in May 2016.
    • Plants were acquired as part of a biocontrol research project and two plants retained for general collection at conclusion of the project.
  • Accession Date: 07-25-2016
  • Bench: 6906 - Array 1, Tank 6
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-23-2024
  • Restrictions:
    • Potentially Invasive Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lythraceae
  • SubFamily: Lythroideae
  • Tribe: Lythreae
  • SubTribe: Lythrinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2024
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2016

References (internal):

  • Type Species
  • Invasive Species

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
  2. Lythrum salicaria at Connecticut Invasive Plants Working Group. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
  3. Lythrum salicaria at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.

data regenerated on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:33:14 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Lythraceae

Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Lythreae

  • Lythrinae: Lythrum salicaria W/C

Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae

  • Lagerstroemiinae: Lagerstroemia indica
  • Lagerstroemiinae: Lawsonia inermis
  • Nesaeinae: Decodon verticillatus W/C
  • Nesaeinae: Heimia myrtifolia
  • Nesaeinae: Heimia salicifolia

Subfamily Punicoideae

  • Punica granatum Nana
W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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