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Status:
State Designated
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Priority 1
Synonyms:
Purple Loosestrife
Description
Growth Habit: Herbaceous perennial, erect to 8 feet tall. Leaves: Simple, lance-shaped, smooth margins, opposite or whorled. Stems: Branched, terminating in flowering stalks. Flowers: Rose-purple, 5 to 7 petals with numerous stamens, in long, vertical racemes. Roots: Thick, woody. Reproduction: seeds: produced in two-valved capsules, seeds are tiny and prolific; vegetative: mature plants can send up new shoots from roots.
Origin and Spread
Native to Eurasia. Found in riparian and aquatic areas.
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