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Title	Purple Loosestrife
Alternative Title	Lythrum salicaria
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator	Harless, Todd
Description	Native to Eurasia, purple loosestrife is a tall invasive plant with magenta-colored flowers that adapts to wetland areas. Once established, the plant begins to compete with native plants reducing natural habitats for waterfowl and other species which depend on aquatic environments.
FWS Resource Links	http://www.fws.gov/hanfordreach/documents/weeds-purple-loosestrife.pdf
Subject	Aquatic environments Aquatic plants Wildlife refuges Waterfowl Invasive species
Location	New York
FWS Site	MONTEZUMA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date of Original	2003-08
Type	Still Image
Format	JPG
Item ID	2215
Source	NCTC Image Library
Rights	Public Domain
File Size	22322737 Bytes
Height	3900
Width	5824
Color Space	RGB
Full resolution	Volume288/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife-2215.jpg http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/FullRes/natdiglib/Volume288/Invasive-Purple-Loosestrife-2215.jpg
Date created	2011-07-27
Date modified	2014-10-23