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Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria		  
Family Loosestrife (Lythraceae)
Bloom Summer, Fall
Habitat Wet, sun, quiet water, swales, swamps
Status Non-Native
Cycle Perennial
Height 2-5 Feet
Flower Long terminal spike clusters of purple flowers rise on short stalks.
Leaf Narrow, long and usually opposite each other.  Leaves up to 4 inches long.
Notes This is a very showy plant that usually grows in large numbers in wet areas often along ditches.  Stems are stout, upright, ridged and usually smooth.
 

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