Plants Profile for Lythrum alatum (winged lythrum)

General Information
Symbol:	LYAL4
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Lythraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Jennifer Anderson. United States, IA, Scott Co., Davenport, Nahant Marsh. 2002. Usage Requirements.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI). Usage Requirements.

Jose Hernandez. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, VA, Chain Bridge. Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 581. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
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

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Lythrum alatum . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Native

Introduced

Native and Introduced

Distribution of <i>Lythrum alatum</i> Pursh var. <i>alatum </i>

Lythrum alatum var. alatum
winged lythrum

Distribution of <i>Lythrum alatum</i> Pursh var. <i>lanceolatum</i> (Elliott) Torr. & A. Gray ex Rothr.

Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum
winged lythrum

Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
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
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 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 prohibited ¹
North Carolina Lythrum Class B noxious weed ²
Wisconsin Lythrum purple loosestrife Nuisance weed ³
¹any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrid of the genus is prohibited from sale ²any Lythrum spp. not native to North Carolina ³any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum or hybrids thereof

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Arid West	OBL
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Great Plains	OBL
Midwest	OBL
Northcentral & Northeast	OBL
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast	OBL