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Lythrum salicaria  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 27079

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Lythrum salicaria var. gracilior Turcz.
  
    Lythrum salicaria var. tomentosum (P. Mill.) DC.
  
    Lythrum salicaria var. vulgare DC.
  
  Common Name(s): purple loosestrife
 
    purple loosestrife or lythrum
 
    purple lythrum
 
    rainbow weed
 
    salicaire
 
    spiked loosestrife
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassRosidae   
                OrderMyrtales   
                   FamilyLythraceae  -- loosestrife  
                      GenusLythrum L. -- loosestrife, lythrum  
                         SpeciesLythrum salicaria L. -- purple loosestrife, purple loosestrife or lythrum, purple lythrum, rainbow weed, salicaire, spiked loosestrife  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Lythrum salicaria   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lythrum salicaria   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Lythrum salicaria   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Lythrum salicaria   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
 

 

    

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Date Generated:  
Wed Jan 11 2012 03:43:55 MST