Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213573
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StatePA
CountyLancaster
LocalitySusquehanna River at Columbia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Susquehanna
HUC8 Number02050306
HUC10 NameSusquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205030617
HUC12 NameCabin Creek-Susquehanna River
HUC12 Number020503061704
Map
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Collection Year1913
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:10062
Author:Small, J.K., and J.J . Carter.
Date:1913
Title:Flora of Lancaster County [Pennsylvania].
Publisher:published by authors, New York.
Pages:336 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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