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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.
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
- "PLANTS Classification". PLANTS National Database Reports and Topics. Retrieved on March 15, 2005.