Lythrum lanceolatum Elliott. Common name: Southern Winged Loosestrife, Herbe à bale (frc). Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, blackland prairies, coastal prairies, marshes, swamps, other moist to wet places, ditches. Distribution: Se. Virginia, se. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, n. Arkansas, s. Missouri, and Oklahoma south to s. Florida, s. Texas; West Indies; attribution to Mexico appears to be based on specimens of L. californicum.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: Although Graham (1975) argues that L. lanceolatum should be reduced to a variety of L. alatum, her evidence can also be interpreted (and is here) as warranting specific status.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Va; = Lythrum alatum Pursh ssp. lanceolatum (Elliott) A.Haines — Haines (2010); = Lythrum alatum Pursh var. lanceolatum (Elliott) Torr. & A.Gray ex Rothr. — Ar, C, Fl4, FNA10, G, GrPl, GW2, K1, K4, Meso4.1, Mo3, NcTx, NS, POWO, Tn, WH3, Graham (1975); < Lythrum alatum Pursh — Mex. Basionym: Lythrum lanceolatum Elliott 1821
Links to other floras: = Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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