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Purple loosestrife / Vrbica
Lythrum salicaria
45.7872, 15.9541
Field Notes
Description:
It is a herbaceous perennial plant, that can grow 1 - 1.5 m tall, forming clonal colonies 1.5 m or more in width with numerous erect stems growing from a single woody root mass. The stems are reddish-purple or red to purple and square in cross-section. The leaves are lanceolate, 3 - 10 cm long and 5 -15 mm broad, downy and sessile, and arranged opposite or in whorls of three. The flowers are reddish purple, 10 - 20 mm diameter, with six petals (occasionally five) and 12 stamens, and are clustered tightly in the axils of bracts or leaves;
Habitat:
It is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and southeastern Australia
Notes:
Other names : spiked loosestrife, purple lythrum, potočnjak. It has been used as an astringent medicinal herb to treat diarrhea and dysentery; it is considered safe to use for all ages, including babies. It is also cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens, and is particularly associated with damp, poorly-drained locations such as marshes, bogs and watersides.
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