Lythrum salicaria L. belongs to the Lythraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Lythrum
Specific Epithet
salicaria
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 9.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#119,923 of 335,497
Top 36%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Switzerland, Cudrefin
46.978083, 7.043278
Location Remarks
Near Lac de Neuchatel and Centre-nature BirdLife de Le Sauge off Rte. de Neuchatel, 3.4 km NE of Cudrefin.. 398 m elev.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Trail from Auberge de la Sauge toward Lac de Neuchatel. In shallow water at the lake margin. Erect herb to 0.75 m. tall.