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Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria L.

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Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) is a species of perennial herb in the family Lythraceae. It has a self-supporting growth form. It is associated with freshwater habitat. Purple Loosestrife is native to North America, Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Poland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Tunisia, Palestine, Iran, the Netherlands, Mongolia, Syria, Latvia, Turkey, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Italy, Afghanistan, Russia, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech Republic, China, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Algeria, Belgium, Israel, Lithuania, Romania, Spain, Armenia, Balkans, Portugal, Lebanon, Ireland, Estonia, Greece, Jordan, India, Pakistan, Japan, Finland, and Albania. It has simple, broad leaves. Flowers are visited by Silver-spotted Skipper. Purple Loosestrife is a photoautotroph. Individuals can grow to 0.79 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0022142
Definition: whole plant herbaceous

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q23522

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002359
Definition: A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's width being notably higher than its length.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.

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EOL has data for 31 attributes, including:

Stem specific density
- URI: http://top-thesaurus.org/annotationInfo?viz=1&&trait=Stem_specific_density
- Definition: the ratio of the mass of the stem or an unit thereof assessed after drying, to its volume assessed without drying
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0.29 g/cm^3
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Maryland
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/4361885
- Definition: State in the USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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chaparral
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000301
- Definition: A shrubland area found primarily in regions with a Mediterranean climate (mid, wet winters and hot dry summers) often shaped by wildfires.
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invasive in
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/InvasiveRange
- Definition: Information about the jurisdictions where the taxon is considered to be an invasive organism due to its negative impact on human welfare or ecosystems.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Coremiella cubispora (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) M. B. Ellis 1971
life cycle habit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0002725
- Definition: Determined for type of life cycle being annual, binneal, perennial etc.
- Comment: The life cycle habit indicates the typical duration of an individual plant's life. Common values are annual, biennial, and perennial. Some plants have different durations depending on environment or location, so a plant can have more than one value.
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perennial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0980073
- Definition: Of plant duration, a plant whose life span extends over more than two growing seasons, c.f. annual, biennial, ephemeral, of flowering with respect to architecture, hapaxanthic, monocarpic, pleonanthic
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossaryi_p.html#perennial
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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North America
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255149
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parasitized by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002445
- Definition: automatically added during harvest
- Comment: Auto-added during harvest #37. A human needs to edit this.
- Attribution: Global Biotic Interactions
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Erysiphe lythri L. Junell 1967
photosynthetic pathway
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosyntheticPathway
- Definition: the biochemical pathway a plant uses to gain carbon for growth and reproduction. Plants have evolved three photosynthetic pathways, each in response to distinct environmental conditions, resulting in differences in their ecological patterns of growth and distribution.
- Comment: https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/the-ecology-of-photosynthetic-pathways-15785165
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C3 photosynthetic plant
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q286954
- Definition: one of three metabolic pathways for carbon fixation in photosynthesis, along with C4 and CAM. This process converts carbon dioxide and ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP, a 5-carbon sugar) into 3-phosphoglycerate through the following reaction: CO2 + H2O + RuBP → (2) 3-phosphoglycerate This reaction occurs in all plants as the first step of the Calvin–Benson cycle.
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plant growth form
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900032
- Definition: whole plant growth form. eg: herbaceous, tree, liana
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subshrub
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/subshrub
- Definition: Low-growing plant usually under 0.5 m (1.5 feet) tall, never exceeding 1 meter (3 feet) tall at maturity.
- Attribution: PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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medicinal
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C142605
- Definition: substance or combination of substances that may be administered to human beings (or animals) for treating or preventing disease, or with the intent to make a medical diagnosis or to restore, correct or modify physiological functions.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Purple Loosestrife. View this species on GBIF

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Purple Loosestrife includes 2 children: