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Lythrum salicaria
purple loosestrife, purple lythrum, rainbow weed, spiked loosestrife
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Unknown
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Lythrum salicaria L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Myrtales, Family Lythraceae, Genus Lythrum, Species Lythrum salicaria


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		WV: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site	Indiana Dunes National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Niobrara National Scenic River
Olympic National Park	Oxon Run National Parkway
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Saratoga National Historical Park	Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	6/8/2020

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/10/2025 8:27:03 AM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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