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Lythraceae
Lythrum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lythrum portula (Linnaeus) D.A. Webb. Common name: Spatul-leaf Loosestrife. Habitat: Muddy drawdown areas in muddy field. Distribution: Native of Europe. Known in our region from Northumbereland County, Virginia (Virginia Botanical Associates 2026). Well-established in w. North America; also reported as an introduction in Ohio, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Taxonomy Comments: See Virginia Botanical Associates (2026) for additional information on discovery of this species in VA in 2025.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA10, K4, NS, POWO; Peplis portula L. Basionym: Peplis portula L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lythrum portula - FNA10

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