Lythrum paradoxum
| Lythrum paradoxum | |
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| on higher land in a lignum swamp, Narran Lake, NSW (2025-03-16) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Lythrum |
| Species: | L. paradoxum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lythrum paradoxum | |
Lythrum paradoxum is a plant in the Lythraceae family and was first described in 1897 by Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne.[1][2]
It is an erect woody plant growing to heights of 0.6 to 1 m.[3]
It is native to all mainland states of Australia,[1] where it is found in sandy or alluvial soils along creeks and drainage areas[4] (in damp places).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lythrum paradoxum Koehne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ Koehne, B.A.E. (27 August 1897), Lythraceae adjectis specierum nonnullarum extraamericanorum descriptionibus. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 23 (Beiblatt 57): 19
- ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "Florabase—the Western Australian flora: Lythrum paradoxum". florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ H.J. Hewson (2024). "Lythrum paradoxum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ^ "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Lythrum paradoxum". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 16 April 2025.