Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213537
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateNY
CountyOrange
LocalityMurderer's Creek
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMiddle Hudson
HUC8 Number02020006
Map
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Collection Year1843
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10051
Author:Stuckey, R.L.
Date:1980
Title:Distributional history of Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) in North America.
Journal:Bartonia
Volume:47
Pages:3-20
Reference 2
Ref. Number:10052
Author:Torrey, J.
Date:1843
Title:A Flora of the State of New York, comprising full descriptions of all the indigenous and naturalized plants hitherto dicovered in the state; with remarks on their economical and medical properties.
Publisher:Carroll & Cook, Albany.
Volume:2
Pages:572
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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