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Encyclopedia > Lythrum
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Lythrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Myrtales
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Lythrum
Species

See text Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also angiosperms or Magnoliophyta) are one of the major groups of modern plants, comprising those that produce seeds in specialized reproductive organs called flowers, where the ovulary or carpel is enclosed. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Myrtales are an order of flowering plants placed within the rosid group of dicotyledons. ... Genera Adenaria Ammannia Capuronia Crenea Cuphea Decodon Didiplis Diplusodon Galpinia Ginoria Haitia Heimia Hionanthera Koehneria Lafoensia Lagerstroemia Lawsonia Lourtella Lythrum Nesaea Pehria Pemphis Peplis Physocalymma Pleurophora Rotala Tetrataxis Woodfordia Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants. ...

Lythrum is a genus commonly known as loosestrife. It is one of 11 genera of the family Lythraceae. Genera Adenaria Ammannia Capuronia Crenea Cuphea Decodon Didiplis Diplusodon Galpinia Ginoria Haitia Heimia Hionanthera Koehneria Lafoensia Lagerstroemia Lawsonia Lourtella Lythrum Nesaea Pehria Pemphis Peplis Physocalymma Pleurophora Rotala Tetrataxis Woodfordia Lythraceae is a family of flowering plants. ...


Species

  • Lythrum alatum (winged lythrum)
  • Lythrum californicum (California loosestrife)
  • Lythrum curtissii (Curtiss' loosestrife)
  • Lythrum flagellare (Florida loosestrife)
  • Lythrum hyssopifolia (hyssop loosestrife)
  • Lythrum lineare (wand lythrum)
  • Lythrum maritimum (pukamole)
  • Lythrum ovalifolium (low loosestrife)
  • Lythrum portula (spatulaleaf loosestrife)
  • Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)
  • Lythrum thymifolia (thymeleaf loosestrife)
  • Lythrum tribracteatum (threebract loosestrife)
  • Lythrum virgatum (European wand loosestrife)

Binomial name Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)—also known as Spiked loosestrife, Purple lythrum, Rainbow weed or Salicaire—is a semi-aquatic herbaceous plant belonging to the loosestrife family, Lythraceae. ...

References

  • "PLANTS Classification". PLANTS National Database Reports and Topics. URL accessed on March 15, 2005.

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