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Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) is a species of perennial herb in the family Lythraceae. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Romania, Italy, Ukraine, Finland, Austria, Jordan, France, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, The Netherlands, Balkans, Lebanon, Tunisia, Russia, North America, Sweden, Israel, Portugal, Lithuania, Switzerland, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Estonia, Japan, Ireland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Algeria, Belgium, Azerbaijan, Spain, Armenia, China, Afghanistan, Greece, Denmark, Bulgaria, Syria, Albania, Iran, Turkey, United Kingdom, Palestine, Pakistan, and India. They have loculicidal capsule fruit. Flowers are visited by Iphiclides feisthamelii, hedge brown, giant resin bee, and Common Eastern Bumblebee.

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EOL has data for 23 attributes, including:

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Purple Loosestrife. View this species on GBIF