Lythrum virgatum L.

European wand loosestrife (en), Lythrum en forme de baguette (fr), Salicaire en baguette (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Lythraceae > Lythrum

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, less robust than L. salicaria, 50-100 cm tall, glabrous throughout. Stem erect, 4-angled. Leaves opposite, sometimes alternate, narrowly lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, 3-13 × 0.3-1.6 cm, base narrowly cuneate, apex acute-acuminate. Inflorescences terminal, spicate, 13-25 cm; bracts linear-lanceolate. Flowers in 1-3(-7)-flowered axillary cymes, solitary or in sparse whorls, shortly pedicellate. Floral tube 4-6 × 1-1.5 mm, 12-ribbed; sepals deltate, 0.8-1 mm; epicalyx segments erect, linear to awl-shaped, shorter than or equaling sepals. Petals purple to pink, elliptic-lanceolate or oblanceolate, 5.5-7 × 2.5-4 mm. Fl. Apr-Aug, fr. Jul-Sep. 2n = 30, 40.
More
Much like L. salicaria but glabrous throughout, with the lvs narrowed to the base, and the appendages about equaling the sep, is locally established as an escape from cult. in Mass. and N.E.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-8
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lythrum virgatum habit picture by Marcin Janus (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lythrum virgatum leaf picture by Humulus Lupulus (cc-by-sa)
Lythrum virgatum leaf picture by Radomił Binek (cc-by-sa)
Lythrum virgatum leaf picture by iBushcrafter (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lythrum virgatum flower picture by Radoslav Marinkovic (cc-by-sa)
Lythrum virgatum flower picture by Radoslav Marinkovic (cc-by-sa)
Lythrum virgatum flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lythrum virgatum world distribution map, present in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:553831-1
WFO ID wfo-0000366909
COL ID 3WVJH
BDTFX ID 40644
INPN ID 107126
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lythrum elegans Lythrum austriacum Lythrum lusitanicum Pythagorea virgata Salicaria virgata Lythrum acuminatum Hexostemon virgatus Lythrum divaricatum Lythrum virgatum