| European wand loosestrife | USDA PLANTS Symbol: LYVI3 U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Forbs/Herbs Shrub or Subshrub |
| Lythrum virgatum L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Myrtales: Lythraceae |
| Native Range: Europe, Asia (BAIL); |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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| EDDMapS Distribution: This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts and records obtained from USDA Plants Database. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org |
 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
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Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop) Asclepias incarnata (swamp milkweed) Asclepias speciosa (showy milkweed) Chamerion angustifolium (fireweed) Eupatorium purpureum (sweetscented joepyeweed) Filipendula rubra (queen of the prairie) Iliamna rivularis (streambank wild hollyhock) Liatris pycnostachya (prairie blazing star) Liatris spicata (dense blazing star) Lythrum alatum (winged lythrum) Sidalcea malviflora (dwarf checkerbloom) Verbena hastata (swamp verbena) |  More Information on Native Plants at: www.beplantwise.org PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. |
