purple-loosestrife / حنائيه / عود الريح الأرجواني /

loosestrife /

Lythrum salicaria L.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
June to November
Seed collection period
October to December

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Pink
  • Violet
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Lythrum
Family
Lythraceae
Wikidata item
Q157513
GBIF Item
Lythrum salicaria L. (3188736)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  2. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Lythrum salicaria L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2235 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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