Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1692939
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateIL
CountyLake
LocalityDuck Lake, Ingleside; near jct. of Hwy 12 & 59
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Fox
HUC8 Number07120006
HUC10 NameSquaw Creek-Fox River
HUC10 Number0712000610
HUC12 NameSquaw Creek
HUC12 Number071200061008
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month7
Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27378
Author:Cranberg, C., and R. Keller
Date:2020
Title:Illinois Database of Aquatic Non-native Species
Publisher:School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago
Reference 2
Ref. Number:30307
Author:Gerber, D. (curator).
Date:2016
Title:University of Wisconsin Herbarium (UWL)
Publisher:University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Record TypeSpecimen
Museum Cat NumberUWL0000047
VerifierGreat Lakes Invasives Network
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/7/2024].

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