University of California, Riverside Plant Herbarium (UCR)
UCR0038002
UCR-BPS-218027
UCR-218027
Lythrum hyssopifolia L.
Lythraceae
A.C. Sanders
38574
2010-08-05
2010-8-5
Dan S. Cooper
United States, California, Los Angeles, Madrona Marsh Preserve, Torrance
33.82611 -118.34278
24 meters (79ft)
Remnant patch of Los Angeles coastal prairie, with semi-permanent pools & vernal pool remnants (both fed partially by urban runoff but largely dry today), annual grassland, willow woodland, and coastal sage scrub. Former oil field w/gravel service road remnants. Partially revegetated with CA native species which may not be native to site.
Flowering & Fruiting
Uncommon annual in dried pool near center of preserve; fls. purple.