Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1654639
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateWV
CountyUpshur
LocalityBuckhannon Crossroads, Buckhannon, WV, US
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTygart Valley
HUC8 Number05020001
HUC10 NameBuckhannon River
HUC10 Number0502000103
HUC12 NameFink Run-Buckhannon River
HUC12 Number050200010306
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month7
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsiNaturalist observation ID: 53601993
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierUSGS NAS staff
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/10/2024].

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