Purple Loosestrife
Invasive 
Scientific Name: Lythrum salicaria
Wetland plant with showy purple flowers. Native to Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and southeastern Australia.
Purple Loosestrife
Invasive
Scientific Name: Lythrum salicaria
Purple Loosestrife
| Genus species: | Lythrum salicaria | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Purple Loosestrife | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Lythraceae
Annual and perennial herbs, or shrubs, mostly in wetland or aquatic habitats; leaves mostly opposite or whorled, simple and entire; flowers bisexual, regular or irregular, in various clusters; fruit a capsule. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Violet/Blue | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | M. Becus | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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