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Lythrum lineare L.
Wand loosestrife

Lythrum lineare
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Family: Lythraceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Eastern and southeastern United States and Cuba.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Other data on Lythrum lineare available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Lythrum lineare has been found in the following 10 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Present Native
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Collier-Seminole State Park Present Native
Everglades National Park Present Native
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area Present Native
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
National Key Deer Refuge Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Pond Apple Slough Natural Area Present Native

Lythrum lineare has been found in the following 4 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Collier County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Lythrum lineare has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Disturbed Wetland
Salt Marsh

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Lythrum lineare
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer