The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
Synonyms: family Lythraceae, loosestrife family
| WordNet: Lythraceae |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers
Synonyms: family Lythraceae, loosestrife family
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Lythrum salicaria
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Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants. It includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well.
The family is named after the type genus, Lythrum, the loosestrifes (e.g. Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife) and also includes henna (Lawsonia inermis). It now includes the pomegranate, formerly classed in a separate family Punicaceae. The family also includes the widely cultivated crape myrtle trees. Botanically, the leaves are usually in pairs (opposite), and flowers have petals that emerge from the rim of the calyx tube. The petals often appear crumpled.
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Crape Myrtle flowers - notice how the petals emerge from the calyx tube. |
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| Lythrum hyssopifolia | |
| loosestrife (plant) | |
| Cuphea (garden annual) |
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