Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID232453
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateOH
CountyLucas
LocalityMetzger Marsh, 300 ha restored wetland in an embayment in western Lake Erie, approx. 18 km east of Toledo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10758
Author:Wilcox, D.A., and T.H. Whillans
Date:1999
Title:Techniques for restoration of disturbed coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes.
Journal:Wetlands
Volume:19
Issue:4
Pages:835-857
CommentsWithin boundaries of refuges of the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ohio Division of Wildlife
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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