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Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.
winged lythrum

       
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Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

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Synonyms:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

  LYLA6 Lythrum lanceolatum Elliott
 

Distribution:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

View 12 genera in Lythraceae, 13 species in Lythrum, 2 varieties in Lythrum alatum Pursh
 

Classification:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

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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
Variety Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr. – winged lythrum
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

The related entities italicized and indented below 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 protected plant list for that location.

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

Noxious Weed Information:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

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 var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

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 var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

Lythrum alatum:

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 var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 529064.

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants: distribution map

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

Texas A&M: Vascular Plant Image Gallery

 
 
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