. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 5. LOOSESTRIFE FAMILY, 2. Lythrum alatum Pursh. Wing-angled Loosestrife. Fig. 3005. Lythrum alatum Pursh, Fl. Am, Sept. 334. 1814. Perennial, erect, glabrous, usually much branched, dark green, i°-4° high, the stem angled and often slightly winged. Leaves sessile, alternate or the lowest opposite, lanceolate or oblong, acute or acutish at the apex, rounde
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions, from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. Botany; Botany. Genus 5. LOOSESTRIFE FAMILY, 2. Lythrum alatum Pursh. Wing-angled Loosestrife. Fig. 3005. Lythrum alatum Pursh, Fl. Am, Sept. 334. 1814. Perennial, erect, glabrous, usually much branched, dark green, i°-4° high, the stem angled and often slightly winged. Leaves sessile, alternate or the lowest opposite, lanceolate or oblong, acute or acutish at the apex, rounded or cordate at the base, 6"-i5" long, 2"-5" wide; flowers solitary in the upper , short-pedicelled, deep purple, 3"-5" broad, dimorphous; petals erect-spreading; stamens of the short-styled flowers exserted; hypogynous ring fleshy; ovary nearly secsile; calyx 2i"-3" in fruit. In low grounds, southern Ontario to Massachu- setts, Kentucky, South Dakota, Utah, Kansas and Arkansas. The closely related L. lanceolatum El'., of the southern states has the leaves narrowed or cuneate at the base. Milk willow-herb. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Brown, Addison, 1830-1913. New York, Scribner
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