Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID243869
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateMI
CountyGratiot
LocalityS of Edgewood, MI
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameShiawassee
HUC8 Number04080203
HUC10 NameBad River
HUC10 Number0408020303
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Potato Creek
HUC12 Number040802030305
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17446
Author:Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC).
Date:2017
Title:Exotic Species Information Center.
Publisher:Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Comments>1000 plants per acre, >1 acre. Biological control with Galerucella beetles (5620) in 1997. Saginaw/Gratiot SGA
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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