Scientific Name
Lythrum salicaria
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Lythrum salicaria L.
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Purple loosestrife
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Rosanae |
Order | Myrtales |
Family | Lythraceae |
Genus | Lythrum |
Species | Lythrum salicaria |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Emmet Judziewicz species list review, 2003.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Eurasian species of marshes, shores, borders of rivers, streams, roadside ditches, etc.; Data Source: Voss 1985
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Occasional along Platte River, edge of School Lake, and in a roadside ditch north of Esch Rd.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
6/20/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
9/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: BONAP Author = L.; Reference = MI1
Recorded on Mainland., Park Species Data Source: Yancho, Steve. 2001. Pers. comm. on 06/13/2001. Resource Management Specialist, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI. Judziewicz, Emmet J. 2003. Review of vascular plant species lists for nine Midwestern National Parks, Monuments, Lakeshores and Riverways: A final report. UW-Stevens Point. Stevens Point, WI.
Voss, E. G. 1985. Michigan Flora, Vol. II. Cranbrook Inst. Sci. Bull. #59 and The Univ. of Michigan Herbarium. Ann Arbor, MI.
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