Lythraceae
European wand loosestrife
Lythrum virgatum
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Lythrum
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- فرندل مستدق
- Belarusian
- Чальчак прутападобны
- Bulgarian
- Пръстена блатия
- Chinese
- 多枝千屈菜, 帚枝千屈菜
- Czech
- Kyprej prutnatý
- English
- European wand loosestrife
- hsb
- Prutowa krawina
- Hungarian
- Vesszős füzény
- Macedonian
- Стапчеста врбица
- Persian
- خون فام ترکهای
- Romanian
- Răchitan
- Russian
- Дербенник прутовидный, Дербенник лозный, Дербенник прутьевидный
- Slovenian
- Šibasta krvenka
- Swedish
- Smalt fackelblomster
Synonyms
- Hexostemon virgatus (L.) Raf.
- Lythrum acuminatum Willd.
- Lythrum austriacum Jacq.
- Lythrum divaricatum Schur
- Lythrum elegans Schur
- Lythrum lusitanicum Mill.
- Lythrum roseum-superbum Abbey
- Pythagorea virgata (L.) Raf.
- Salicaria virgata (L.) Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Radomil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Radomil, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Александр Иосипенко, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Александр Иосипенко, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Александр Иосипенко, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.