Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213559
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateNY
CountyNiagara
LocalityNiagra Falls
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNiagara River
HUC8 Number04270101
HUC10 NameNiagara River
HUC10 Number0427010108
HUC12 NameNiagara Falls-Niagara River
HUC12 Number042701010808
Map
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Collection Year1884
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:10059
Author:Zenkert, C.A.
Date:1934
Title:The flora of the Niagra Frontier region. Ferns and flowering plants of Buffalo, N.Y., and vicinity.
Journal:Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
Volume:16
Issue:i-x
Pages:1-328
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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