Lythrum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 446 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Temp. Northern Hemisphere to Subtropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kenya, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Malawi, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Morocco, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northern Territory, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Queensland, Rhode I., Romania, Rwanda, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South Australia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yemen

Introduced into:

Alaska, Alberta, Argentina South, British Columbia, Cape Provinces, Chile South, Idaho, Manitoba, Montana, New Brunswick, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Nova Scotia, Oregon, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Washington

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.

Flora of Iraq

  • Koehne in Engl., Pflanzenr. 1V. 216 (1903)
  • Linnaeus, Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 205 (1754);
  • Linnaeus, Sp. Pl.: 446 (1753);

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. G. Gilbert & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 205 (1754)
  • Koehne in E.P. IV. 216: 58 (1903)
  • Sp. Pl.: 446 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 14, 2009 Brummitt, R.K.; Congdon, T.C.E. [18115] Tanzania K000566165 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Romania K004764618 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1129] K004764648 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Russia K004764633 Yes
Racoczi, A. [s.n.] Russia K004764636 Yes
Schneider, C.K. [696] Bulgaria K004764654 Yes
Tichomirov, V.; Artemenko, V.; Bogdanova, N.; Vodolazskaj, N.; Kiseleva, K.; Novikov, V.; Octjabreva, N.; Czamara, L. [s.n.] Russia K004764632 Yes
von Widerspach, F. [s.n.] Hungary K004764619 Yes
[S. Laus] [[304/7]] Czech Republic K004764629 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K004764617 Yes
[San h.v] [[4282]] K004764656 Yes
Harris, G.W. [386] Greece K004764647 Yes
Vágner, L. [s.n.] Hungary K004764623 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004764639 Yes
Pfendler [s.n.] Austria K004764615 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [454] K004764649 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K004764625 Yes
[Dr. J. Tauscher] [s.n.] Hungary K004764621 Yes
[Bohetoch] [s.n.] Hungary K004764627 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004764634 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [454] K004764650 Yes
[Matz] [s.n.] Hungary K004764622 Yes
[Gebr. Sintenis] [663] Türkiye K004764655 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004764638 Yes
[K. Laus] [[304/7]] K004764628 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004764640 Yes
Meyer (Dr) [s.n.] Hungary K004764626 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K004764620 Yes
Steven [s.n.] K004764635 Yes
Kulikowski, E. [s.n.] Romania K004764630 Yes
Gusuleac, M. [s.n.] Romania K004764631 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004764637 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hungary K004764624 Yes
Tedd, H.G. [1902] K004764651 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K004764616 Yes
Pichler [s.n.] Bulgaria K004764653 Yes

Sources

  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0