Lythrum californicum

Lythrum californicum

Lythrum californicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Lythrum
Species: Lythrum californicum

Name

Lythrum californicum Torr. & A. Gray, 1840

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Lythrum alatum var. breviflorum A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 187 (1850)
  • Lythrum alatum var. linearifolium A.Gray in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6: 188 (1850)
  • Lythrum album var. linearifolium (A.Gray) Koehne in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 1: 321 (1881)
  • Lythrum breviflorum (A.Gray) S.Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 251 (1877)
  • Lythrum linearifolium (A.Gray) Small in Fl. S.E. U.S.: 828 (1903)
  • Lythrum parvulum Nieuwl. in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 267 (1914)
  • Lythrum sanfordii Greene in Pittonia 2: 12 (1889)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional: Central USA Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah Regional: Western USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. & Gray, A. 1838–1840. A Flora of North America containing abridged Descriptions of all the known indigenous and naturalized Plants growing North of Mexico; arranged according to the Natural System, Vol. 1. 740 pp. Wiley & Putnam, New-York. BHL Reference page. : 482

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Lythrum californicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Lythrum californicum. Published online. Accessed: August 21 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Lythrum californicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 21. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Lythrum californicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 August 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lythrum californicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names

English: California loosestrife

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