Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213661
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateOR
CountyMultnomah
LocalitySwan Island
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Willamette
HUC8 Number17090012
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1961
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:10093
Author:Ornduff, R.
Date:1962
Title:Additions and subtractions in the Oregon weed flora.
Journal:Leaflets of Western Botany
Volume:9
Issue:13-14
Pages:224
Record TypeLiterature
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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