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Purple Loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria

May contain: purple, grass, plant, flower, lupin, and vegetation
Photo Credit: Linda Wilson
May contain: grass, plant, vegetation, and leaf
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: purple, grass, plant, flower, vegetation, lupin, and amaranthaceae
Photo Credit: Mark Schwarzlander
May contain: purple, grass, plant, flower, lupin, and vegetation
May contain: grass, plant, vegetation, and leaf
May contain: purple, grass, plant, flower, vegetation, lupin, and amaranthaceae

Perennial; stiff 4 sided stems are simple or branched. Leaves are opposite or whorled and have smooth edges. Small magenta flowers with 5-7 petals on tall showy spikes.

Plant Details

Habitat NotesDisturbed sites, perennial and seasonal wetlands, marsh and pond edges, streambanks, cananls and ditches.
Mature Height3-10’