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purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria L.


Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lythrum
Common Name Synonym(s): purple lythrum, rainbow weed, salicaire, spiked loosestrife
Category: Plants: Forbs/Herbs
Category: Plants: Aquatic

124 Records
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0002030
0002030

wetland dominated; Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area
Bernd Blossey

0002036
0002036

Biological Control
infestation before release of Galerucella spp. and Hylobius transversovittatus (note cages); Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area
Bernd Blossey

0002037
0002037

Biological Control
after control through combination of Galerucella spp. and Hylobius transversovittatus; Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area
Bernd Blossey

0002038
0002038

Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area
Bernd Blossey

0021091
0021091

Infestation
Eric Coombs

0021092
0021092

Flower(s)
Norman E. Rees

0021093
0021093

Infestation
on Idaho border near Ontario, Oregon
Eric Coombs

0021094
0021094

Infestation
Eric Coombs

0022074
0022074

Flower(s)
Norman E. Rees

0022075
0022075

Flower(s)
Eric Coombs

0024065
0024065

Flower(s)
Norman E. Rees

0025020
0025020

Infestation
Snake River
Eric Coombs

0025042
0025042

Flower(s)
Norman E. Rees

0026023
0026023

before shot
USDA ARS Archive

0581021
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.
Jil M. Swearingen

1148091
1148091

Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive

1149037
1149037

Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive

1149038
1149038

Plant(s)
USDA APHIS PPQ Archive

1237071
1237071

Infestation
Roadside infestation
Britt Slattery

1291003
1291003

Flower(s)
Eric Coombs

1291004
1291004

Flower(s)
Linda Wilson

1291005
1291005

Flower(s)
Linda Wilson

1291006
1291006

Fruit(s)

fruit and seeds


Gary L. Piper

1291007
1291007

Plant(s)
Sprouting from rootstocks amid previous year's dead stems.
Carol Bell Randall

1291022
1291022

Diagram or Graphic
Root, stem, and flowers
Cindy Roche

1291024
1291024

Infestation
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Archive

1291025
1291025

Biological Control
Non-waxed paper insect containers for biological control insects
Martin Moses

1291032
1291032

Biological Control
mesh-covered plants used to rear biocontrol agents
David Voegtlin

1291033
1291033

Shipping box for biocontrol insects
University of Idaho Archive

1291037
1291037

Equipment
Supplies needed to monitor: meter sticks, measuring tape, stopwatch, camera, compass, GPS, clipboard and writing instrument, and frame components
Bernd Blossey

1291038
1291038

Monitoring
Quadrat set within an infestation
Doug Landis

1291039
1291039

Monitoring
Estimating coverage
Doug Landis

1299141
1299141

Infestation
50 plus acres Tonawanda WMA, New York; cages are for release of control agents
Randy Westbrooks

1299184
1299184

Plant(s)

August, 2004; with Randy Westbrooks


Randy Westbrooks

1391115
1391115

Flower(s)
John D. Byrd

1391116
1391116

Flower(s)
John D. Byrd

1391156
1391156

Plant(s)

in flower


John D. Byrd

1400073
1400073

Infestation
Southeast Minnesota, September
Linda Haugen

1400074
1400074

Infestation
Southeast Minnesota, September.
Linda Haugen

1400075
1400075

Plant(s)
Southeast Minnesota, September
Linda Haugen

1400076
1400076

Plant(s)
Southeast Minnesota, September.
Linda Haugen

1400077
1400077

Infestation
Southeast Minnesota, September
Linda Haugen

1459311
1459311

Infestation
Utah State University Archive

1459312
1459312

Plant(s)
Utah State University Archive

1459314
1459314

Infestation
Steve Dewey

1459315
1459315

Foliage
Steve Dewey

1459316
1459316

Infestation
Steve Dewey

1459317
1459317

Infestation
Steve Dewey

1459318
1459318

Infestation
Steve Dewey

1459319
1459319

Flower(s)
Steve Dewey

1459320
1459320

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

1459321
1459321

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

1459322
1459322

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

1459323
1459323

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

1459324
1459324

Plant(s)
Ornamental planting
Steve Dewey

1459325
1459325

Plant(s)
Steve Dewey

1551086
1551086

Infestation
OSU Extension Slide Set Archives

1551087
1551087

Seedling(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1551088
1551088

Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552183
1552183

Plant(s)
Theodore Webster

1552184
1552184

Foliage
Theodore Webster

1552185
1552185

Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552186
1552186

Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552187
1552187

Seedling(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552188
1552188

Seedling(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552189
1552189

Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552190
1552190

Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1552191
1552191

Seed(s)
Ken Chamberlain

1552192
1552192

Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557146
1557146

Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557147
1557147

Plant(s)

in flower


Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557149
1557149

Plant(s)

in flower


Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557150
1557150

Flower(s)

immature flowers


Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557151
1557151

Flower(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557155
1557155

Seed(s)
Ken Chamberlain

1557156
1557156

Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557157
1557157

Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557159
1557159

Seedling(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557160
1557160

Seedling(s)
Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1557161
1557161

Seedling(s)

cotyledons


Ohio State Weed Lab Archive

1562013
1562013

Plant(s)

in flower


Daniel Herms

1624025
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.
Bonnie Harper-Lore

1624026
1624026

Infestation
Has spread from cultivation into wetlands where it often totally replaces communities of native plants.
Randy Westbrooks

1624027
1624027

Plant(s)
Despite its reputation as a wetland invader, it is still being sold as a flowering plant in some states.
Randy Westbrooks

2187015
2187015

Plant(s)

in flower


David Cappaert

5239003
5239003

Stem(s)
Richard Old

5239004
5239004

Plant(s)
Richard Old

5239005
5239005

Flower(s)
Richard Old

5273002
5273002

Plant(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5273003
5273003

Flower(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5273004
5273004

Infestation
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5273005
5273005

Flower(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5273006
5273006

Infestation
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5273007
5273007

Flower(s)
Leslie J. Mehrhoff

5308005
5308005

Diagram or Graphic
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 581.
USDA PLANTS Database

5308006
5308006

Diagram or Graphic
USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
USDA PLANTS Database

5358578
5358578

Flower(s)

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom.


L.L. Berry

5358588
5358588

Plant(s)

Infestation of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom.


L.L. Berry

5358619
5358619

Infestation

Infestation of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom.


L.L. Berry

5366370
5366370

Flower(s)
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366371
5366371

Flower(s)
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366372
5366372

Flower(s)
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366373
5366373

Flower(s)
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366374
5366374

Infestation

in flower


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366375
5366375

Plant(s)

in flower


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366376
5366376

Flower(s)
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366377
5366377

Foliage
K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5366378
5366378

Stem(s)

square stem


K. George Beck & James Sebastian

5387438
5387438

Plant(s)

along river bank.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5387439
5387439

Flower(s)

inflorescence.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5387440
5387440

Flower(s)

flower.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5387441
5387441

Flower(s)

inflorescence post-flowering.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5387442
5387442

Plant(s)

vegetative stem.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5387443
5387443

Foliage

node with whorled leaf arrangement.


Joseph M. DiTomaso

5391680
5391680

Flower(s)
Barry Rice

5391681
5391681

Flower(s)
Barry Rice

5392334
5392334

Flower(s)
John M. Randall

5392335
5392335

Plant(s)

Clumps


John M. Randall

5392336
5392336

Infestation

Big infestation


John M. Randall

5392337
5392337

Infestation
John M. Randall

5392338
5392338

Infestation

Old stems


John M. Randall

5392339
5392339

Infestation

Encroaching


John M. Randall

5392340
5392340

Infestation
John M. Randall

5392341
5392341

Infestation
John M. Randall




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