Information about species of the loosestrife family (Lythraceae)
that grow without cultivation on Mount Desert Island

 compiled by the
Champlain Project - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748

(updated 15 July 2011)


Lythraceae - loosestrife family
[information to be added]

Mount Desert Island is home to 2 species in 2 genera. Click on a link below or scroll down for more information.
   Decodon (1 species)
      Decodon verticillatus - swamp-loosestrife (rare [see note 1 at bottom of page])
   Lythrum (1 species)
      Lythrum salicaria - purple loosestrife (uncommon)





Decodon (swamp-loosestrife)
[information to be added]

Decodon verticillatus (swamp-loosestrife) - [information to be added]


Lythrum (loosestrife)
[information to be added]

Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) - [information to be added]


Note:
   1. Frequency designations are from the paper "Vascular flora of the Acadia National Park region, Maine" by Craig W. Greene, Linda L. Gregory, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Sally C. Rooney, and Jill E. Weber, published in the spring 2005 issue (vol. 107, No. 930) of Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club.