Lythrum - Revision history

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Lythrum''
| image = LythrumSalicaria-flowers-1mb.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Lythrum salicaria]]''
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|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 [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including [[Pavonia pavonia|Emperor Moth]], [[Engrailed|The Engrailed]] (recorded on ''[[Lythrum salicaria]]''), [[Hebrew Character]] and [[V-pug|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 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}}
[[Category:Lythraceae]]

{{Myrtales-stub}}

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 Lythrum (Greek, blood; possibly from the styptic properties of some species, or the color of the flowers). Lythraceae. Herbs or subshrubs, of which three are cultivated in hardy borders.
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-{{Taxobox
+==Cultivation==
-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Lythrum''
-| image = LythrumSalicaria-flowers-1mb.jpg
+===Propagation===
-| image_width = 240px
-'''''Lythrum''''' is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 32 genera of the family [[Lythraceae]].
+===Pests and diseases===
 ==Species==
-*''[[Lythrum alatum]]'' (winged lythrum)
+*''[[Lythrum alatum]]'' <small></small> - Winged lythrum
-*''[[Lythrum californicum]]'' (California loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum californicum]]'' <small></small> - California loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum curtissii]]'' (Curtiss' loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum curtissii]]'' <small></small> - Curtiss' loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum flagellare]]'' (Florida loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum flagellare]]'' <small></small> - Florida loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum hyssopifolia]]'' (hyssop loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum hyssopifolia]]'' <small></small> - Hyssop loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum lineare]]'' (wand lythrum)
+*''[[Lythrum junceum]]'' <small></small>
-*''[[Lythrum maritimum]]'' (pukamole)
+*''[[Lythrum lineare]]'' <small></small> - Wand lythrum
-*''[[Lythrum ovalifolium]]'' (low loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum maritimum]]'' <small>Kunth</small> - ''Pūkāmole'' ([[Peru]], [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]])
-*''[[Lythrum portula]]'' (spatulaleaf loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum ovalifolium]]'' <small></small> - Low loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum salicaria]]'' ([[purple loosestrife]])
+*''[[Lythrum paradoxum]]'' <small></small>
-*''[[Lythrum thymifolia]]'' (thymeleaf loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum portula]]'' <small></small> - Spatulaleaf loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum tribracteatum]]'' (threebract loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum salicaria]]'' <small></small> - Purple loosestrife
-*''[[Lythrum virgatum]]'' (European wand loosestrife)
+*''[[Lythrum thymifolia]]'' <small></small> - Thymeleaf 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}}
+<references/>
-[[Category:Lythraceae]]
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
-{{Myrtales-stub}}
+{{stub}}

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		+	\|genus=Lythrum
		+	\|Min ht metric=cm
		+	\|Temp Metric=°F
		+	\|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
		+	\|image=Upload.png
		+	\|image_width=240
		+	}}
		+	{{Inc\|
		+	Lythrum (Greek, blood; possibly from the styptic properties of some species, or the color of the flowers). Lythraceae. Herbs or subshrubs, of which three are cultivated in hardy borders.
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		+	Branches 4-angled: lvs. opposite, or alternate, rarely whorled, linear-oblong or lanceolate, entire: fls. rosy purple or white, in the upper axils usually solitary, lower down more or less whorled; calyx-tube cylindrical, 8-12-ribbed; petals 4-6, obovate; stamens as many or twice as many: caps. 2-celled, with an indefinite number of seeds.—Koehne in his monograph of the Lythraceae recognizes 24 species, widely scattered.
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		+	Lythrums grow about 2 to 3 feet high in the wild, but improve markedly in cultivation, often attaining 4 to 5 feet and flowering freely. Some of them are called willow-herbs from their strong, erect habit and willow-like leaves. They are of easy culture in any moist soil, and are usually planted amid shrubbery, where they hold their own. They are denizens of low grounds, swamps and meadows, often growing in the water. They flower in summer and are propagated by division.
		+	}}
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