Lythraceae

Angled purple-loosestrife

Lythrum alatum Pursh

Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Lythrum

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Angled purple-loosestrife (Lythrum alatum) — FlowerPhoto: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: فرندل مجنح
Chinese: 具翅千屈菜
English: Angled purple-loosestrife, Winged lythrum
German: Geflügelter Blutweiderich

Synonyms

Pythagorea alata (Pursh) Raf.
Salicaria alata (Pursh) Lunell

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 615 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: jonsense, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jacob Weston, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: margohj, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: gmayfield10, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: andrew2285, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Connor Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Connor Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.