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'''''Lythrum''''' is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 32 genera of the family [[Lythraceae]].
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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.
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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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
==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
*''[[Lythrum tribracteatum]]'' <small></small> - Threebract loosestrife
*''[[Lythrum virgatum]]'' <small></small> - European wand loosestrife
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==References==
==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}}
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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