Lythrum salicaria. - Purple loostrife by iaacf

Photography • Macro • posted on Jul 02, 2005

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Description

The purple loosestrife is as magenta as it can be.. beautiful in my opinion. This purple loosestrife was visited by a hoverfly Lythrum salicaria is a stout, erect perennial herb with a strongly developed taproot. The plant ranges in height from 0.5 to 2.0 m. The four-angled stem can be glabrous to pubescent. The sessile leaves are opposite or in whorls, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, with cordate bases. The inflorescence is spike-like, 1-4 dm long. Petals 5-7, usually magenta, but white or light pink flowers are also common. The flowers are trimorphic in regard to the relative lengths of the stamens and style. The fruit is a capsule, with small seeds, each weighing 0.06 mg Minolta dimage 7i