Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213642
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateIA
CountyBuena Vista
LocalityRaccoon River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameNorth Raccoon
HUC8 Number07100006
Map
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Collection Year1977
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:10087
Author:Pellett, M.
Date:1977
Title:Purple loosestrife spreads down river.
Journal:American Bee Journal
Volume:117
Pages:214-215
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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