Lythrum alatum var. alatum

Synonyms: Lythrum dacotanum Nieuwland
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.
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Stems mostly less than 10 dm, often 1+ stems closely arising from enlarged rootstock. Leaf blades ovate to oblong, base sub­cordate to rounded. 2n = 20.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Wet soil, low, open fields, prairies, wood­land margins.
Elevation: 50–1500 m.

Distribution

Ont., Ala., Ark., Colo., Conn., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.Dak., Tenn., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo., intro­duced in Mexico.

Discussion

Lythrum cordifolium Nieuwland is a later homonym that pertains here.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Shirley A. Graham +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Wyo. +  and introduced in Mexico. +
50–1500 m. +
Wet soil, low, open fields, prairies, woodland margins. +
Flowering summer. +
Fl. Amer. Sept. +
Lythrum dacotanum +
Lythrum alatum var. alatum +
Lythrum alatum +
variety +