Common name: Water Willow
Family: Lythraceae
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Country of Origin: eastern USA and Canada
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 3a-9b
Source: Donna Ellis CANR
Provenance:
- Plants were collected as volunteers along with Lythrum salicaria - UConn# 201600135.
- Plants were harvested from a lake on private property on Brewster Rd. in Milford, CT USA by Donna Ellis / Alyssa Matz in May 2016.
- Plants were acquired as part of a biocontrol research project and two plants retained for general collection at conclusion of the project.
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Culture:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: rosids
- Order: Myrtales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Lythraceae
- SubFamily: Lythroideae
- Tribe: Nesaeeae
- SubTribe: Nesaeinae
References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
- Decodon verticillatus at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
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