Lythrum virgatum L.
Purple loosestrife
Kingdom Plantae Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass Rosidae Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order Myrtales Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others
Family Lythraceae Loosestrife family, also Includes henna, pomegranates, crape myrtles, others
Genus Lythrum From Greek lythron, “blood,” for its use as a styptic (blood-clotting agent)
Species virgatum
About plant names...
European wand loosestrife is not native to North America, but is rapidly becoming established
in North America.
Identification: This loosestrife looks very similar to the
more widespread purple loosestrife , but its leaves are more
slender, and narrower at the base.
Online References:
Www.plants.usda.gov
Henriette’s Herbal Homepage
Wikimedia Commons
EFloras
References:
Peterson, Roger Tory, McKenny, Margaret, Peterson Field Guides: Wildflowers—Northeastern and North Central North America , Houghton Mifflin, 1968 , p. 288
7/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
7/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
Lythrum virgatum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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7/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
7/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
7/11/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts
Range:
About this map...
ID is uncertain 
