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Florida loosestrife

Lythrum flagellare

Family
Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Florida
Climate
temperate

About

Lythrum flagellare, also known as Florida loosestrife and lowland loosestrife, is a species of plant belonging to the family Lythraceae. It is endemic to U.S. state of Florida. The flower is known for it is sprawling habit, hence the species epithet flagellare.

Other Lythrum plants

Winged lythrum · California loosestrife · Grass-poly · Lythrum intermedium · False Grass-poly · Lythrum paradoxum · Spatulaleaf loosestrife · Purple-loosestrife · Threebract loosestrife · European wand loosestrife · Loosestrife

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lythrum flagellare by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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