purple loosestrife

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purple loosestrife

An Old World marsh plant (Lythrum salicaria) having long spikes of purple flowers. It has become naturalized in the United States and is frequently treated as a noxious weed.

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purple loosestrife - marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States

Lythrum salicaria, spiked loosestrife

genus Lythrum, Lythrum - loosestrife

loosestrife - any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum

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