Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1436969
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateCA
CountyAlameda
LocalityMerritt College in Oakland Hills, weedy area behind propagation area for California Native Plant Society; local colony, persisting in spite of repeated eradication efforts,
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Bay
HUC8 Number18050004
HUC10 NameSan Lorenzo Creek-Frontal San Francisco Bay Estuaries
HUC10 Number1805000408
HUC12 NameSausal Creek-Frontal San Francisco Bay Estuaries
HUC12 Number180500040805
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month8
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25610
Author:Calflora
Date:2021
Title:The Calflora Database: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16045
Author:Alexander, J., S. Markos, J. Yost, R.L. Moe, E. Dean, and M. Nazaire.
Date:2016
Title:Consortium of California Herbaria (CCH)
Publisher:Regents of the University of California
CommentsCalflora observation ID: cch:UC1789173
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalUC
Museum Cat NumberUC1789173
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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