August 18th, 2012. We
made another ‘run’ along the Saxon-Norman-Broad Road in Oglethorpe-Wilkes
counties. The Winged Loosestrife (Lythrum alatum) plants were growing in the
deep ditches by the road in Oglethorpe County. These plants would be easy to
overlook since they aren’t really showy. I managed to get a few photographs but
didn’t dare climb down into the ditch. It would have taken a winch to get me
out again.
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Views of the flower. Flowers are about ½
inch diameter.
A closer view.
The
back of the flower
Lythrum
alatum (Winged Lythrum, Winged Loosestrife, Wing angle Loosestrife) is native
of the United States where it’s found in states southeast of a line from Maine
to Montana and south to Colorado and Texas. In Georgia, it’s been documented in
only a few counties in the state including Wilkes but not Oglethorpe counties.
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Identification
resources:
- Southeastern
Flora:
Lythrum alatum (Wing angle Loosestrife)
- Missouri Plants: Lythrum alatum- Illinois Wildflowers: Lythrum alatum (Winged Loosestrife)
Distribution:
- United
States Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Lythrum alatum (WingedLythrum)
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