Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213566
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StatePA
CountyPhiladelphia
LocalityGreenwich Point, Philadelphia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Delaware
HUC8 Number02040202
HUC10 NameCooper River-Delaware River
HUC10 Number0204020204
HUC12 NamePetty Island-Delaware River
HUC12 Number020402020405
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month8
Collection Year1878
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
Commentstype intro = ballast CollectorNumber: Burk s.n. PH
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Numberherb/
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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