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purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae. Other names include spiked loosestrife, or purple lythrum.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.523
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.525
A New Herbal, or History of Plants
Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.98
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.668
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61321.