Lythrum salicaria
is a perennial, 0.5-1.5m in height, inhabiting
marshes, resembling Lythrum
anceps
in appearance. The difference is that, with L.
salicaria,
there are short hairs on the stems, leaves, sepals, etc., and the
satellites, which are in between sepals, are erect, while in
Lythrum anceps,
it has no hairs, and the satellites are opening flat. The leaves
exhibit an opposite phyllotaxis, with their bases embracing the
stems. Bloom time: July-August
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
