purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria L.
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| Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lythrum |
| Common Name Synonym(s): purple lythrum, rainbow weed, salicaire, spiked loosestrife |
| Category: Plants: Forbs/Herbs |
| Category: Plants: Aquatic |
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| Image | Descriptor | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0002030 | wetland dominated; Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area | |
| 0002036 | Biological Control | infestation before release of Galerucella spp. and Hylobius transversovittatus (note cages); Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area |
| 0002037 | Biological Control | after control through combination of Galerucella spp. and Hylobius transversovittatus; Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area |
| 0002038 | Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area | |
| 0021091 | Infestation | |
| 0021092 | Flower(s) | |
| 0021093 | Infestation | on Idaho border near Ontario, Oregon |
| 0021094 | Infestation | |
| 0022074 | Flower(s) | |
| 0022075 | Flower(s) | |
| 0024065 | Flower(s) | |
| 0025020 | Infestation | Snake River |
| 0025042 | Flower(s) | |
| 0026023 | before shot | |
| 0581021 | Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources - Purple Loosestrife Rearing and Monitoring Workshop, Minneapolis, MN, leaves showing feeding damage from Galerucella beetles, released for biological control. | |
| 1148091 | Plant(s) | |
| 1149037 | Plant(s) | |
| 1149038 | Plant(s) | |
| 1237071 | Infestation | Roadside infestation |
| 1291003 | Flower(s) | |
| 1291004 | Flower(s) | |
| 1291005 | Flower(s) | |
| 1291006 | Fruit(s) | fruit and seeds |
| 1291007 | Plant(s) | Sprouting from rootstocks amid previous year's dead stems. |
| 1291022 | Diagram or Graphic | Root, stem, and flowers |
| 1291024 | Infestation | |
| 1291025 | Biological Control | Non-waxed paper insect containers for biological control insects |
| 1291032 | Biological Control | mesh-covered plants used to rear biocontrol agents |
| 1291033 | Shipping box for biocontrol insects | |
| 1291037 | Equipment | Supplies needed to monitor: meter sticks, measuring tape, stopwatch, camera, compass, GPS, clipboard and writing instrument, and frame components |
| 1291038 | Monitoring | Quadrat set within an infestation |
| 1291039 | Monitoring | Estimating coverage |
| 1299141 | Infestation | 50 plus acres Tonawanda WMA, New York; cages are for release of control agents |
| 1299184 | Plant(s) | August, 2004; with Randy Westbrooks |
| 1391115 | Flower(s) | |
| 1391116 | Flower(s) | |
| 1391156 | Plant(s) | in flower |
| 1400073 | Infestation | Southeast Minnesota, September |
| 1400074 | Infestation | Southeast Minnesota, September. |
| 1400075 | Plant(s) | Southeast Minnesota, September |
| 1400076 | Plant(s) | Southeast Minnesota, September. |
| 1400077 | Infestation | Southeast Minnesota, September |
| 1459311 | Infestation | |
| 1459312 | Plant(s) | |
| 1459314 | Infestation | |
| 1459315 | Foliage | |
| 1459316 | Infestation | |
| 1459317 | Infestation | |
| 1459318 | Infestation | |
| 1459319 | Flower(s) | |
| 1459320 | Plant(s) | |
| 1459321 | Plant(s) | |
| 1459322 | Plant(s) | |
| 1459323 | Plant(s) | |
| 1459324 | Plant(s) | Ornamental planting |
| 1459325 | Plant(s) | |
| 1551086 | Infestation | |
| 1551087 | Seedling(s) | |
| 1551088 | Flower(s) | |
| 1552183 | Plant(s) | |
| 1552184 | Foliage | |
| 1552185 | Flower(s) | |
| 1552186 | Foliage | |
| 1552187 | Seedling(s) | |
| 1552188 | Seedling(s) | |
| 1552189 | Foliage | |
| 1552190 | Foliage | |
| 1552191 | Seed(s) | |
| 1552192 | Flower(s) | |
| 1557146 | Flower(s) | |
| 1557147 | Plant(s) | in flower |
| 1557149 | Plant(s) | in flower |
| 1557150 | Flower(s) | immature flowers |
| 1557151 | Flower(s) | |
| 1557155 | Seed(s) | |
| 1557156 | Foliage | |
| 1557157 | Foliage | |
| 1557159 | Seedling(s) | |
| 1557160 | Seedling(s) | |
| 1557161 | Seedling(s) | cotyledons |
| 1562013 | Plant(s) | in flower |
| 1624025 | Plant(s) | Introduced from Europe in the mid-1800s as an ornamental plant, has invaded wetlands in the eastern and north central states and is still being planted in roadside beautification projects in parts of the United States. |
| 1624026 | Infestation | Has spread from cultivation into wetlands where it often totally replaces communities of native plants. |
| 1624027 | Plant(s) | Despite its reputation as a wetland invader, it is still being sold as a flowering plant in some states. |
| 2187015 | Plant(s) | in flower |
| 5239003 | Stem(s) | |
| 5239004 | Plant(s) | |
| 5239005 | Flower(s) | |
| 5273002 | Plant(s) | |
| 5273003 | Flower(s) | |
| 5273004 | Infestation | |
| 5273005 | Flower(s) | |
| 5273006 | Infestation | |
| 5273007 | Flower(s) | |
| 5308005 | Diagram or Graphic | Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 581. |
| 5308006 | Diagram or Graphic | USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. |
| 5358578 | Flower(s) | Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom. |
| 5358588 | Plant(s) | Infestation of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom. |
| 5358619 | Infestation | Infestation of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom. |
| 5366370 | Flower(s) | |
| 5366371 | Flower(s) | |
| 5366372 | Flower(s) | |
| 5366373 | Flower(s) | |
| 5366374 | Infestation | in flower |
| 5366375 | Plant(s) | in flower |
| 5366376 | Flower(s) | |
| 5366377 | Foliage | |
| 5366378 | Stem(s) | square stem |
| 5387438 | Plant(s) | along river bank. |
| 5387439 | Flower(s) | inflorescence. |
| 5387440 | Flower(s) | flower. |
| 5387441 | Flower(s) | inflorescence post-flowering. |
| 5387442 | Plant(s) | vegetative stem. |
| 5387443 | Foliage | node with whorled leaf arrangement. |
| 5391680 | Flower(s) | |
| 5391681 | Flower(s) | |
| 5392334 | Flower(s) | |
| 5392335 | Plant(s) | Clumps |
| 5392336 | Infestation | Big infestation |
| 5392337 | Infestation | |
| 5392338 | Infestation | Old stems |
| 5392339 | Infestation | Encroaching |
| 5392340 | Infestation | |
| 5392341 | Infestation |
