Date: 07/30/2019

Number: 1

Purple Loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, 2-5 feet, perennial non-native.

Beautiful in bloom, but beware this native of Eurasia is regarded as a noxious weed: it pushes out native plants like cattails and bulrush.

"Efforts are underway to reduce the loosestrife popukation by releasing special beetles that feed,on the plat's roots and leaves." Wildflowers of Michigan Field Guide, by Stan Tekieka

Sanford, MI

Latitude: 43.7 Longitude: -84.4

Observed by: Tilly
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