Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1654353
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StatePA
CountyChester
LocalityMarsh Creek Lk, Downingtown, PA, US
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrandywine-Christina
HUC8 Number02040205
HUC10 NameEast Branch Brandywine Creek
HUC10 Number0204020501
HUC12 NameMarsh Creek
HUC12 Number020402050101
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month8
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayplanted ornamental
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsiNaturalist observation ID: 30531946
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierUSGS NAS staff
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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