Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID229080
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityColorado River in Grand Junction wetlands draining into it.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameBig Salt Wash-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000516
HUC12 NameMonument Canyon-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100051606
Map
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Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/24/2024].

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