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 		  Decodon verticillatus Decodon verticillatus
   
common name : Swamp Loosestrife
nom commun : Décodon verticillé
family : Lythraceae
etymology : Decodon, Greek deka: ten, and odont: tooth, probably for the flower after the petals have fallen off; verticillatus, whorled, for the leaves opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4.
taxonomy : ITIS

Distribution : Marshes and lakeshores, ON to NS. VASCAN
Photos : South Lancaster, ON.
References : [3] [15] [39] [46]
Links : USDA , UWSP , CT BS
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