Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1873436
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateOH
CountyAshtabula
LocalityAshtabula
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NamePelee Island
HUC10 Number0426000001
HUC12 Name041202000102-Frontal Lake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000102
Map
Collection Day21
Collection Month8
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:45463
Author:Great Lakes Environmental Center
Date:2024
Title:Early Detection of Invasive Aquatic Plants in Coastal Waters of the Great Lakes
Publisher:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierLiana May


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/22/2025].

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