(Lythrum salicaria L.)
GROWTH HABIT: Perennial, erect to 8 feet tall, associated with moist or marshy areas.
LEAVES: Simple, lance-shaped, smooth margins, opposite or whorled.
STEMS: Branched, terminating in flowering stalks.
FLOWER: Rose-purple flowers having 5 to 7 petals and numerous stamens, in long, vertical recemes.
ROOTS: Large, fleshy, adapted to aquatic sites.
SEEDS:
OTHER: Dense infestations can impede water flow in canals and ditches.
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