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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![]() 0002030 wetland dominated; Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area Bernd Blossey |
![]() 0002036 Biological Control infestation before release of Galerucella spp. and Hylobius transversovittatus (note cages); Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area Bernd Blossey |
![]() 0002037 Biological Control after control through combination of Galerucella spp. and Hylobius transversovittatus; Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area Bernd Blossey |
![]() 0002038 Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area Bernd Blossey |
![]() 0021091 Infestation Eric Coombs |
![]() 0021092 Flower(s) Norman E. Rees |
![]() 0021093 Infestation on Idaho border near Ontario, Oregon Eric Coombs |
![]() 0021094 Infestation Eric Coombs |
![]() 0022074 Flower(s) Norman E. Rees |
![]() 0022075 Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
![]() 0024065 Flower(s) Norman E. Rees |
![]() 0025020 Infestation Snake River Eric Coombs |
![]() 0025042 Flower(s) Norman E. Rees |
![]() 0026023 before shot USDA ARS Archive |
![]() 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 Plant(s) USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
![]() 1149037 Plant(s) USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
![]() 1149038 Plant(s) USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
![]() 1237071 Infestation Roadside infestation Britt Slattery |
![]() 1291003 Flower(s) Eric Coombs |
![]() 1291004 Flower(s) Linda Wilson |
![]() 1291005 Flower(s) Linda Wilson |
![]() 1291006 Fruit(s) fruit and seeds Gary L. Piper |
![]() 1291007 Plant(s) Sprouting from rootstocks amid previous year's dead stems. Carol Bell Randall |
![]() 1291022 Diagram or Graphic Root, stem, and flowers Cindy Roche |
![]() 1291024 Infestation Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Archive |
![]() 1291025 Biological Control Non-waxed paper insect containers for biological control insects Martin Moses |
![]() 1291032 Biological Control mesh-covered plants used to rear biocontrol agents David Voegtlin |
![]() 1291033 Shipping box for biocontrol insects University of Idaho Archive |
![]() 1291037 Equipment Supplies needed to monitor: meter sticks, measuring tape, stopwatch, camera, compass, GPS, clipboard and writing instrument, and frame components Bernd Blossey |
![]() 1291038 Monitoring Quadrat set within an infestation Doug Landis |
![]() 1291039 Monitoring Estimating coverage Doug Landis |
![]() 1299141 Infestation 50 plus acres Tonawanda WMA, New York; cages are for release of control agents Randy Westbrooks |
![]() 1299184 Plant(s) August, 2004; with Randy Westbrooks Randy Westbrooks |
![]() 1391115 Flower(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391116 Flower(s) John D. Byrd |
![]() 1391156 Plant(s) in flower John D. Byrd |
![]() 1400073 Infestation Southeast Minnesota, September Linda Haugen |
![]() 1400074 Infestation Southeast Minnesota, September. Linda Haugen |
![]() 1400075 Plant(s) Southeast Minnesota, September Linda Haugen |
![]() 1400076 Plant(s) Southeast Minnesota, September. Linda Haugen |
![]() 1400077 Infestation Southeast Minnesota, September Linda Haugen |
![]() 1459311 Infestation Utah State University Archive |
![]() 1459312 Plant(s) Utah State University Archive |
![]() 1459314 Infestation Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459315 Foliage Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459316 Infestation Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459317 Infestation Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459318 Infestation Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459319 Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459320 Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459321 Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459322 Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459323 Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459324 Plant(s) Ornamental planting Steve Dewey |
![]() 1459325 Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
![]() 1551086 Infestation OSU Extension Slide Set Archives |
![]() 1551087 Seedling(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1551088 Flower(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552183 Plant(s) Theodore Webster |
![]() 1552184 Foliage Theodore Webster |
![]() 1552185 Flower(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552186 Foliage Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552187 Seedling(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552188 Seedling(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552189 Foliage Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552190 Foliage Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1552191 Seed(s) Ken Chamberlain |
![]() 1552192 Flower(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557146 Flower(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557147 Plant(s) in flower Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557149 Plant(s) in flower Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557150 Flower(s) immature flowers Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557151 Flower(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557155 Seed(s) Ken Chamberlain |
![]() 1557156 Foliage Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557157 Foliage Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557159 Seedling(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557160 Seedling(s) Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1557161 Seedling(s) cotyledons Ohio State Weed Lab Archive |
![]() 1562013 Plant(s) in flower Daniel Herms |
![]() 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 Infestation Has spread from cultivation into wetlands where it often totally replaces communities of native plants. Randy Westbrooks |
![]() 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 Plant(s) in flower David Cappaert |
![]() 5239003 Stem(s) Richard Old |
![]() 5239004 Plant(s) Richard Old |
![]() 5239005 Flower(s) Richard Old |
![]() 5273002 Plant(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5273003 Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5273004 Infestation Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5273005 Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5273006 Infestation Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 5273007 Flower(s) Leslie J. Mehrhoff |
![]() 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 Diagram or Graphic USDA NRCS. Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA PLANTS Database |
![]() 5358578 Flower(s) Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom. L.L. Berry |
![]() 5358588 Plant(s) Infestation of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom. L.L. Berry |
![]() 5358619 Infestation Infestation of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in bloom. L.L. Berry |
![]() 5366370 Flower(s) K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366371 Flower(s) K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366372 Flower(s) K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366373 Flower(s) K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366374 Infestation in flower K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366375 Plant(s) in flower K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366376 Flower(s) K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366377 Foliage K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5366378 Stem(s) square stem K. George Beck & James Sebastian |
![]() 5387438 Plant(s) along river bank. Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387439 Flower(s) inflorescence. Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387440 Flower(s) flower. Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387441 Flower(s) inflorescence post-flowering. Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387442 Plant(s) vegetative stem. Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5387443 Foliage node with whorled leaf arrangement. Joseph M. DiTomaso |
![]() 5391680 Flower(s) Barry Rice |
![]() 5391681 Flower(s) Barry Rice |
![]() 5392334 Flower(s) John M. Randall |
![]() 5392335 Plant(s) Clumps John M. Randall |
![]() 5392336 Infestation Big infestation John M. Randall |
![]() 5392337 Infestation John M. Randall |
![]() 5392338 Infestation Old stems John M. Randall |
![]() 5392339 Infestation Encroaching John M. Randall |
![]() 5392340 Infestation John M. Randall |
![]() 5392341 Infestation John M. Randall |



























































































































