Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1456438
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateIL
CountyCook
LocalityBerwyn, Cook County, IL
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month7
Collection Year1940
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
CommentsWet ditch near Berwyn.
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberMorton Arboretum, Catalog number:61591
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/25/2024].

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