Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID234352
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateRI
CountyWashington
LocalityChapman Pond, Chapman Fishing area just E of Rte 78, westerly
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePawcatuck River
HUC8 Number01100007
HUC10 NameUpper Pawcatuck River
HUC10 Number0110000702
HUC12 NameTomaquag Brook-Pawcatuck River
HUC12 Number011000070205
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month8
Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13276
Author:Neel, M. (director), J. Hall (curator), and N. Anderson.
Date:2014
Title:Norton-Brown Herbarium (MARY)
Publisher:University of Maryland
Commentsid notes: fwr, magenta-pink, 4-5 ft tall; frequency: occasional herb; associates: Phragmites CollectorNumber: Hill #18568
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberMARY
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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