Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 32 genera of the family
LythraceaeLythraceae is a family of flowering plants. It includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well....
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Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 32 genera of the family
LythraceaeLythraceae is a family of flowering plants. It includes 500-600 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 32 genera. Lythraceae have a worldwide distribution, with most species in the tropics but ranging into temperate climate regions as well....
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Lythrum species are used as food plants by the
larvaA larva is a young form of animal with indirect development, going through or undergoing metamorphosis ....
e of some
LepidopteraLepidoptera is an order of insects that includes moths and butterflies. It is one of the most speciose orders in the class Insecta, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including Emperor Moth,
The EngrailedThe Engrailed is a moth of the family Geometridae. Some authors split this moth into two species: E. bistortata The Engrailed and E. crepuscularia Small Engrailed. It is distributed across most of Europe....
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Lythrum salicaria),
Hebrew CharacterHebrew Character is a moth species, Orthosia gothica, of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are greyish to rufous brown. Typically these are marked with a black mark shaped like the Hebrew letter Nun נ). This is similar to the markings of the Setaceous...
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The V-pugThe V-Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. It is well distributed in the British Isles except for the north of Scotland....
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Species
- Lythrum alatum - Winged lythrum
- Lythrum californicum
Lythrum californicum is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name California loosestrife. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States into the Midwest as far east as Oklahoma and Texas. It often grows in moist habitat. This is an erect...
- California loosestrife
- Lythrum curtissii - Curtiss' loosestrife
- Lythrum flagellare - Florida loosestrife
- Lythrum hyssopifolia
Lythrum hyssopifolia is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common names hyssop loosestrife and grass-poly. It is native to Europe but it is known elsewhere, including parts of Australia and eastern and western North America, as an introduced species and sometimes a...
- Hyssop loosestrife
- Lythrum junceum
- Lythrum lineare - Wand lythrum
- Lythrum maritimum Kunth - Pūkāmole (Peru
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- Lythrum ovalifolium - Low loosestrife
- Lythrum paradoxum
- Lythrum portula
Lythrum portula is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name spatulaleaf loosestrife. It is native to Europe, and it is found in parts of western North America as an introduced species. It often grows in moist habitat, such as marshes...
- Spatulaleaf loosestrife
- Lythrum salicaria - Purple loosestrife
- Lythrum thymifolia - Thymeleaf loosestrife
- Lythrum tribracteatum
Lythrum tribracteatum is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name threebract loosestrife. It is native to Europe, and it is found in parts of western North America as an introduced species. It often grows in moist habitat, such as ponds. This is an erect,...
- Threebract loosestrife
- Lythrum virgatum - European wand loosestrife