Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1456437
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityRiver Forest, Cook County, IL
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1939
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberField Museum of Natural History, Catalog number:1793127
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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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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