Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID232109
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateDE
CountyNew Castle
LocalityThousand Acre Marsh, Delaware City
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrandywine-Christina
HUC8 Number02040205
HUC10 NameC&D Canal - Red Lion Creek
HUC10 Number0204020507
HUC12 NameC&D Canal East-Delaware River
HUC12 Number020402050705
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10698
Author:Eggen, D.
Date:1999
Title:Attack of the aliens, Delaware tangles with invasive plant and insect species.
Journal:Outdoor Delaware
Volume:8
Issue:1
Pages:4-8
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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