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Lythrum alatum Pursh
winged lythrum

       
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Photo of Lythrum alatum Pursh
Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2002. Usage Requirements.
 
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Lythrum alatum Pursh

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Distribution:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

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USA (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 13 species in Lythrum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Lythrum alatum Pursh var. alatum. .
Lythrum alatum var. alatum
winged lythrum
Distribution of Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.. . Image Available.
Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum
winged lythrum
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Lythraceae – Loosestrife family
Genus Lythrum L. – loosestrife
Species Lythrum alatum Pursh – winged lythrum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
winged loosestrife              Special Concern
Maryland:
winged loosestrife              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
winged loosestrife              Endangered
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

The related entities italicized and indented above are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Michigan:
Lythrum
purple loosestrife              Sale prohibited1
North Carolina:
Lythrum
             Class B noxious weed2
Wisconsin:
Lythrum
purple loosestrife              Nuisance weed3
 
1 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrid of the genus is prohibited from sale
2 any Lythrum spp. not native to North Carolina
3 any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrids thereof
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

Lythrum
purple loosestrife

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Lythrum alatum Pursh

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL FACW+ FACW+ OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NI NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27081.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Lythrum alatum Pursh

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

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