Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229013
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateME
CountyHancock
Localitynear coast line Hancock Co.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMaine Coastal
HUC8 Number01050002
HUC10 NameBlue Hill-Mount Desert Frontal Drainages
HUC10 Number0105000215
HUC12 NameBlue Hill-Mount Desert Frontal Drainages
HUC12 Number010500021509
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10004
Author:Thompson, D.Q., R.L. Stucky, and E.B. Thompson.
Date:1987
Title:Spread, impact, and control of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North American wetlands.
Publisher:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND.
Pages:55 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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