Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID244220
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateMN
CountyStearns
LocalitySauk Lake. City Property by campground and island; Hwy 71
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSauk
HUC8 Number07010202
HUC10 NameUpper Sauk River
HUC10 Number0701020203
HUC12 NameSauk Lake
HUC12 Number070102020302
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17446
Author:Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC).
Date:2017
Title:Exotic Species Information Center.
Publisher:Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Comments<20 plants, 10 acres. chemical control, 1991. Permit issued. 1996: 5 plants sprayed; 1997:insect release
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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