Purple loosestrife definition

Purple loosestrife means a nonnative member of the genus Lythrum, or hybrid of that genus.
Purple loosestrife means any nonnative member of the genus Lythrum.
Purple loosestrife means Lythrum salicaria and Lythrum virgatum.

Examples of Purple loosestrife in a sentence

  • Purple loosestrife)Note: Purple loosestrife is also designated as an invasive aquatic plant statewide under s.

  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) has become the dominant herbaceous species in many wetlands, overwhelming many of the state’s native plants and jeopardizing the animals depending on these plants for food and shelter.

  • Purple loosestrife can be effectively controlled by both glyphosate and triclopyr based herbicides.

  • Purple loosestrife has become a monoculture in areas, replacing high habitat value native plants with habitat of limited value for wildlife including endangered species such as the bog turtle (Clemmys muhlenbergii) (Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 2004).

  • Purple loosestrife may have originally invaded the Atlantic seaboard via solid ballast in shipping, and then also followed the canals and railroads into the lakes around the turn of the century.

  • Leaves: Purple loosestrife leaves are 2-5 inches (5-12 cm) long and narrow with a rounded or heart-shaped base, and smooth-edged.

  • Purple loosestrife biological control agents and the plant parts they attack.

  • Purple loosestrife is present on the site in very small numbers, and control efforts undertaken thus far are described elsewhere in this report.

  • In addition, five drains require disconnection from sewer laterals.

  • Purple loosestrife: a) inflorescence (UGA1291004); b) flowers(UGA1291005); and c) seeds (UGA1291006).


More Definitions of Purple loosestrife

Purple loosestrife means lythrum salicaria, a wetland plant that invades marshes, lakeshores, and other wetlands.

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