LOSESTRIFE FAMILY
Lythrum salicaria (Kırmızı hevhulma, Aklar otu)
(Gemeiner weiderich)
Lythraceae
Perennial herbs. Stem winged, sparingly branched, up to 180 cm. Leaves alternate, ovate to narrowly lanceolate, truncate to subcordate at base. Inflorescence a dense verticillate spike. Sepals deltate. Petals purple, up to 12 mm. Fruit an ovoid capsule. Leaves medical. Potential ornamental. Fl. June-October. Wet places by lakes and streams, dry river beds, etc.
Eurasia.
