Lythrum salicaria
A tall, spectacular plant of riverbanks and reedbeds, creating vivid pink-purple stands in late summer. It supports over 40 insect species and the flowers are visited constantly by bumblebees and other pollinators. Invasive in North America.
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Record sightingConservation Status: LC
Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.