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Lythraceae
Lythrum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Lythrum hyssopifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Annual Loosestrife. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Salt marshes, other wet soils; probably only adventive from Eurasia, but sometimes interpreted as native from ME to NJ. Distribution: Probably native only in Eurasia; present in North America in the northeast and on the west coast.

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Taxonomy Comments: The epithet is capitalized in Linnaeus (1753), indicating that it should be considered a noun in apposition and the ending retained: "hyssopifolia".

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA10, G, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; = Lythrum hyssopifolium L. — Il, orthographic variant; = n/a — Tat. Basionym: Lythrum hyssopifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Lythrum hyssopifolia - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Midwest: OBL (name change)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (name change)

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