Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213632
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateWV
CountyHarrison
LocalityLake Floyd
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWest Fork
HUC8 Number05020002
HUC10 NameTenmile Creek
HUC10 Number0502000205
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Tenmile Creek
HUC12 Number050200020502
Map
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Collection Year1973
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:10082
Author:Strausbaugh, P.D., and E.L. Core.
Date:1973
Title:Flora of West Virginia. Part III.
Publisher:University of West Virginia
Pages:877 p.
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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