Lythrum alatum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyLythraceae
Family (Traditional)Lythraceae
GenusLythrum
Species:Lythrum alatum Pursh
Common NameNorthern Winged Lythrum
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6
C value 6
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Bullitt (KY), Caldwell (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Fleming (KY), Fulton (KY), Lee (KY), Logan (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Ohio (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Bradley (TN), Coffee (TN), Hamilton (TN), Henry (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sumner (TN), Warren (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100530060 Lee Kentucky 18 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3079
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530102 Ballard Kentucky 01 Aug 1994 Randy L. Mears
s.n.
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100529989 Bradley Tennessee 02 Jun 1979 Henry R. DeSelm
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530078 Caldwell Kentucky 27 Jun 1957 Mary E. Wharton
203
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530110 Fleming Kentucky 11 Aug 2000 Kim Feeman
1279
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530045 Warren Kentucky 30 Jul 1968 Kenneth A. Nicely
2469
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530052 Ohio Kentucky 24 Jul 1980 Richard H. Hannan
4691
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530094 Fulton Kentucky 15 Jul 1974 Raymond Athey
2875
EKY
Lythrum alatum
31234100530086 Christian Kentucky 21 Jul 1984 Raymond Athey
4967
EKY
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155061 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155066 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155069 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155071 Sumner Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155063 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155065 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155067 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155058 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155072 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155062 Henry Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155093 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155057 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155068 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155119 McCracken Kentucky
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155056 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155055 Bradley Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155070 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155084 Crittenden Kentucky
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155064 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155073 Weakley Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155059 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155074 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
MTSU013280 Rutherford TENNESSEE 11 Jul 1956 Joe Halluin
MTSU
Lythrum alatum
APSC0042619 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010112 Trigg Kentucky 29 May 1987 Edward Chester
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0042620 Marshall Tennessee 26 Jul 1970 Jerry and Carol Baskin
865
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0081921 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010126 Montgomery Tennessee 03 Jul 1979 Edward W. Chester
4089
APSC
Lythrum alatum
N/A Coffee Tennessee 13 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155060 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0155155 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
UCHT020456 Fulton Kentucky
UCHT
Lythrum alatum
UCHT020455 Fulton Kentucky
UCHT
Lythrum alatum
UCHT020451 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Lythrum alatum
APSC0081920 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010123 Logan Kentucky 10 Jun 2004 Edward Chester
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010125 Marshall Tennessee 05 Aug 1993 Milo Pyne
#93-202
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0107484 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Lythrum alatum
MEM008274 McCracken Kentucky 06 Jul 1974 Raymond Athey
2847
MEM
Lythrum alatum
MEM005060 McCracken Kentucky 18 Jun 1968 Raymond Athey
256
MEM
Lythrum alatum
MTSU013278 Rutherford Tennessee 10 Jun 1994 Terri Hogan
163-94
MTSU
Lythrum alatum
MEM000935 Shelby Tennessee 10 Jul 1962 J.G. Phillips
s.n.
MEM
Lythrum alatum
MEM006992 Marshall Kentucky 22 Jun 1972 Raymond Athey
1881
MEM
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010124 Christian Kentucky 28 Jun 1994 Sallie Noel
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0114474 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0092936 Montgomery Tennessee 22 Sep 2017 Mason Brock, Dwayne Estes
1847
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010113 Trigg Kentucky 16 Jun 1966 William H. Ellis
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0107740 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0010111 Stewart Tennessee 21 Jun 1989 Susan E. Holt, Edward W. Chester
190
APSC
Lythrum alatum
MTSU013279 Coffee Tennessee 13 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
6630
MTSU
Lythrum alatum
UCHT033392 Tennessee
UCHT
Lythrum alatum
APSC0083780 Bullitt Kentucky
APSC
Lythrum alatum
APSC0103002 Caldwell Kentucky
APSC
Lythrum alatum
TENN-V-0244442 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Lythrum alatum
UOS03762 Coffee Tennessee 13 Jun 1996 Landon E. McKinney
UOS
Lythrum alatum
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Plant Photos

Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Dwayne Estes
Lythrum alatum - Tara Littlefield
Lythrum alatum - Tara Littlefield
Lythrum alatum - Theo Witsell
Lythrum alatum - Theo Witsell
Lythrum alatum - Theo Witsell
Lythrum alatum - Theo Witsell
Lythrum alatum - Theo Witsell
Lythrum alatum - Theo Witsell