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False Grass-poly

Lythrum junceum

Also called Mediterranean Loosestrife, Rose Loosestrife

False Grass-poly
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Lythraceae (Loosestrife family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
Macaronesia, Medit. to S. Iran, Australia
Climate
temperate

About

Lythrum junceum is a species of perennial herb in the family Lythraceae native to the Mediterranean Basin, West Asia and Macaronesia. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 0.2 m.

Other Lythrum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lythrum junceum 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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