Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1418032
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateMA
CountyEssex
LocalityRiver Run condos, before units 64-80 Abington Road, Danvers, MA. There's a wetland connected to the Porter River.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCharles
HUC8 Number01090001
HUC10 NameEssex River-Frontal Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0109000110
HUC12 NameNorth River-Frontal Massachusetts Bay
HUC12 Number010900011003
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month8
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected>10
Year ClassFlower
Photo
Lythrum salicaria


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/21/2024].

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