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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}}
| 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}}
