Lythrum
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Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 32 genera of the family Lythraceae
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e of some Lepidoptera
species including Emperor Moth, The Engrailed
(recorded on Lythrum salicaria), Hebrew Character
and The V-pug
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Lythraceae
Lythraceae are a family of flowering plants. It includes about 620 species of mostly herbs, with some shrubs and trees, in 31 genera. Major genera include Cuphea , Lagerstroemia , Nesaea , Rotala , and Lythrum...
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Lythrum portula Lythrum portula is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name spatulaleaf loosestrife. It is native to Europe, and it is found in parts of western North America as an introduced species. It often grows in moist habitat, such as marshes... (L.) D.A.Webb – Spatulaleaf loosestrife Lythrum tribracteatum Lythrum tribracteatum is a species of flowering plant in the loosestrife family known by the common name threebract loosestrife. It is native to Europe, and it is found in parts of western North America as an introduced species. It often grows in moist habitat, such as ponds. This is an erect,... Salzm. ex Spreng. – Threebract loosestrife |
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- Cuphea carthagenensis (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. (as L. carthagenense Jacq.)
- Cuphea melanium (L.) R.Br. ex Steud. (as L. melanium L.)
- Cuphea parsonsia (L.) R.Br. ex Steud. (as L. parsonsia L.)
- Cuphea racemosa subsp. racemosa (as L. racemosum L.f.)
- Cuphea viscosissimaCuphea viscosissimaCuphea viscosissima, also known as blue waxweed, clammy cuphea or as "tarweed", is a plant native to the United States. It is a potential source of edible oil for humans....
Jacq. (as L. petiolatum L.) - Pleurophora anomala (A. St.-Hil.) Koehne (as L. anomalum A.St.-Hil.)
- Woodfordia fruticosaWoodfordia fruticosaWoodfordia fruticosa is a species of plant in the Lythraceae family. It is endemic to India.-References:* CAMP Workshops on Medicinal Plants, India 1998. . Downloaded on 24 August 2007....
(L.) Kurz (as L. fruticosum L.)
Morphology
Some species of Lythrum are heterostylous, such as the tristylous (occurring in three forms) L. salicaria.Ecology
Lythrum species are used as food plants by the larvaLarva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including Emperor Moth, The Engrailed
Engrailed
The Engrailed and Small Engrailed are moths of the family Geometridae. They are distributed across most of Europe. There is an on-going debate as to whether they make up one species, or whether E. crepuscularia actually refers only to the Small Engrailed, with the Engrailed proper being separable...
(recorded on Lythrum salicaria), Hebrew Character
Hebrew Character
Hebrew Character is a moth species, Orthosia gothica, of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are greyish to rufous brown. Typically these are marked with a black mark shaped like the Hebrew letter Nun נ). This is similar to the markings of the Setaceous...
and The V-pug
V-Pug
The V-Pug is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found throughout the Palearctic region, the Near East and North Africa. It is well distributed in the British Isles except for the north of Scotland....
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