Lythrum

Taxobox
name = "Lythrum"

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Lythrum salicaria"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Lythraceae
genus = "Lythrum"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 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.

pecies

*"Lythrum alatum" (winged lythrum)
*"Lythrum californicum" (California loosestrife)
*"Lythrum curtissii" (Curtiss' loosestrife)
*"Lythrum flagellare" (Florida loosestrife)
*"Lythrum hyssopifolia" (hyssop loosestrife)
*"Lythrum lineare" (wand lythrum)
*"Lythrum maritimum" (pukamole)
*"Lythrum ovalifolium" (low loosestrife)
*"Lythrum portula" (spatulaleaf loosestrife)
*"Lythrum salicaria" (purple loosestrife)
*"Lythrum thymifolia" (thymeleaf loosestrife)
*"Lythrum tribracteatum" (threebract loosestrife)
*"Lythrum virgatum" (European wand loosestrife)

References

*cite web | title=PLANTS Classification | work=PLANTS National Database Reports and Topics | url=http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=LYTHR | accessmonthday=March 15 | accessyear=2005