Specimen Information

Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria
(purple loosestrife)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID879692
GroupPlants
GenusLythrum
Speciessalicaria
Common Namepurple loosestrife
StateCT
CountyMiddlesex
LocalityBlack Pond, near Meriden
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameQuinnipiac
HUC8 Number01100004
HUC10 NameQuinnipiac River
HUC10 Number0110000401
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Quinnipiac River
HUC12 Number011000040103
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | hitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28032
Author:Zajac, C.
Date:2015
Title:A short paddle: Black Pond offers lots of aquatic flora and fauna
Publisher:Record-Journal
CommentsUnknown discovery date.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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