Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213610
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateIL
CountyJackson
LocalityElkville [south of]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBig Muddy
HUC8 Number07140106
Map
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Collection Year1959
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:10071
Author:Mohlenbrock, R.H.
Date:1959
Title:Plant communities in Jackson County, Illinois.
Journal:Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
Volume:86
Pages:109-119
Reference 3
Ref. Number:10072
Author:Mohlenbrock, R.H., and J.W. Voigt.
Date:1959
Title:A flora of southern Illinois.
Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
Pages:390 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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