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Species profile—Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → LythraceaeLythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Lythraceae
Scientific name
Lythrum salicaria L.
Common name
purple loosestrife
WildNet taxon ID
14423
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=14423.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022