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Read more about Northern Winged Loosestrife at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lythrum alatum
FAMILY
Lythraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lythrum alatum var. alatum
FAMILY
Lythraceae
COMMON NAME:
Northern Winged Loosestrife
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_alatum
May
The corolla has six narrow lobes that spread outward from a tubular calyx, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_alatum_b
May
1-2 flowers in the axils of small leafy bracts, crowded along the spike, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lythrum_alatum
June
To 3' tall, branching occasionally; central stem strongly winged, hairless, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_lythrum_alatum_c
June
Each corolla lobe has a fine line of purple that leads to the flower throat, per www.illinoiswildflowers.info.