This invasive wetland perennial produces purple-magenta blooms from late June to September. It flourishes in river and irrigation systems in the Northwest, where it can crowd out native vegetation. Photos of seedling, flowers, and showy riverbank displays aid in identification. Biology and cultural control are discussed. 3 pages.
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Title
Purple Loosestrife
Creators
Washington State University Extension (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
PNW (Series); PNW0380
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
Identifiers
99900502103401842
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In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess