Winged Lythrum
Lythrum alatum Pursh - Loosestrife familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb
Features
Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Winged Lythrum: Agonopterix lythrella
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- CAN: Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.