false grass-poly

Lythrum junceum

Member of lythrum loosestrifes (genus Lythrum)
lythrum family (family Lythraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

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• sprawling, many branches distal to the base
• petals purple with white at the base
• hypanthia purple-spotted
• newly identified in the bay area (abstract) “Previous collections, dating to at least 1905, were misidentified as L. californicum, but differ in their sprawling habit, white-based petals, and purple-spotted hypanthia.”

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Chris’s observations: 3 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Ed R. Levin CP: 2
• Mission Peak RP

Months:

• Jul.: 3

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Lythrum junceum → iNaturalist – FNA
• not listed → Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora