Lythrum

Lythrum
Lythrum salicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Lythraceae Genus: Lythrum
Species
See text.

Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 32 genera of the family Lythraceae.

Lythrum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Emperor Moth, The Engrailed (recorded on Lythrum salicaria), Hebrew Character and The V-pug.

Species

• Lythrum alatum - Winged lythrum
• Lythrum californicum - California loosestrife
• Lythrum curtissii - Curtiss' loosestrife
• Lythrum flagellare - Florida loosestrife
• Lythrum hyssopifolia - Hyssop loosestrife
• Lythrum junceum
• Lythrum lineare - Wand lythrum
• Lythrum maritimum Kunth - Pūkāmole (Peru, Hawaiʻi)
• Lythrum ovalifolium - Low loosestrife
• Lythrum paradoxum
• Lythrum portula - Spatulaleaf loosestrife
• Lythrum salicaria - Purple loosestrife
• Lythrum thymifolia - Thymeleaf loosestrife
• Lythrum tribracteatum - Threebract loosestrife
• Lythrum virgatum - European wand loosestrife

References

• "PLANTS Classification". PLANTS National Database Reports and Topics. http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=LYTHR. Retrieved March 15 2005. 
• "Lythrum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=LYTHRUM. Retrieved 2008-11-04. 

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