Resources
- Fact Sheet - Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Global Invasive Species Database - Invasive Species Specialist Group
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Invasive Plant Atlas of New England - University of Connecticut
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Biology and Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife - USDA Forest Service
- Weeds Gone Wild: Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - Plant Conservation Alliance
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Biological Control of Invasive Plants in the Eastern United States - USDA Forest Service
- Fact Sheet - Pennsylvania Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Representative Images
0022075 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
0024065 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Flower(s) Norman E. Rees |
1237071 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Infestation Britt Slattery |
1291004 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Flower(s) Linda Wilson |
1291006 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Fruit(s) Gary L. Piper |
1391115 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Flower(s) John D. Byrd |
1391156 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Plant(s) John D. Byrd |
1400073 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Infestation Linda Haugen |
1459314 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Infestation Steve Dewey |
1459315 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Foliage Steve Dewey |
1459317 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Infestation Steve Dewey |
1459318 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Infestation Steve Dewey |
1459324 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
1459325 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
2187015 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Plant(s) David Cappaert |
5308005 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
5308006 purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Plant(s) USDA PLANTS Database |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Most Troublesome / Most Common Agricultural Weed List
This map identifies those states that consider this species either most troublesome or most common in at least one commodity. For more information, visit the MTMC project page.
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| Legend | |
| No Data for this state | |
| Troublesome or Common weed in one or more crops | |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- Alabama Noxious Weeds - Class B Noxious Weed
- Alaska Noxious Weeds
- Arizona Noxious Weeds
- Arkansas Noxious Weeds - Noxious/Prohibited
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, 1994.
- Connecticut Invasive Plant List
- Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group
- Delaware Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 2004
- EDDMapS Ontario
- Faith Campbell, 1998
- Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns, Eds. 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Bureau of Endangered Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Illinois Exotic Weed Act
- Illinois Invasive Plant List
- Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
- Indiana Noxious Weeds
- Invasive Plant Council of New York State
- Iowa Noxious Weeds
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. 2003. Invasive Plant Control in Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center, Home and Garden Mimeo HG88. 4 pp.
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 1994
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Michigan Noxious Weeds
- Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council, 2005
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Missouri Department of Conservation,
- Missouri Noxious Weeds
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- National Wildlife Refuge Association, Silent Invasion: A Call to Action from the National Wildlife Refuge Association, 2002. Washington DC. 17 pp.
- Native Plant Society of Oregon, 2008
- Nebraska Noxious Weeds
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee. 2005. Guide to Invasive Upland Plant Species in New Hampshire. New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food Plant Industry Division and New Hampshire Invasive Species Committee.
- New Hampshire Prohibited Aquatic Species
- New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, 2004
- New Mexico Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 1998
- North Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Ohio Noxious Weeds
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- Pennsylvania Noxious Weeds
- Rhode Island Natural History Society,
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council - Watch B
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Tatyana Livschultz, Pennsylvania survey of invasive plants,
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Tennessee Noxious Weeds
- Texas Noxious Weeds
- Utah Noxious Weeds
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, 2009
- Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Washington Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin Noxious Weeds
- Wyoming Noxious Weeds
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Myrtales |
| Family: Lythraceae |
| Genus: Lythrum |
Other System Links
Plants: LYSA2Bayer: LYTSA
GRIN: 23022
ITIS: 27079
NPDN Pest: PCYAEBB
NPDN Host: 31163
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
purple lythrum, rainbow weed, salicaire, spiked loosestrife
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
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