Decodon verticillatus

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Species Distribution Map
Family:LYTHRACEAE
Species:Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott
Common Name:Swamp Loosestrife; Water Oleander; Willow Herb
Habitat:Margins of standing water.
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Swamp Loosestrife is a native herbaceous (woody near the base) perennial in the Loosestrife family (Lythraceae). It is native to most of Alabama. Swamp Loosestrife occurs in swamps, along pond and lake margins, and in beaver ponds. It is a shrubby clump-forming perennial with elongate, arching stems 6-8 feet in length that root at the tips. Stems are usually unbranched and are pubescent and green in color when young and glabrous and reddish-brown in color when older. Stems underwater are spongy-corky in texture with the bark peeling in long strips. Leaves are opposite or whorled, short petiolate, lanceolate to lance-elliptic in outline, glabrous above and pubescent below, with entire margins. Leaves turn shades of red, orange and yellow in the autumn. Flowers are in cymes in the axils of the upper leaves. Each flower has a green or pinkish cup shaped calyx with 5-7 curved finger-like appendages. There are 5-7 pink petals. The petals are crinkled with irregular margins. The fruit is a capsule with numerous reddish seed. Swamp Loosestrife is sometime available from native plant nurseries. It can also be easily rooted. It prefers waterlogged soils (or even shallow water) in full sun.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, OBL (NWI), G5 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyLYTHRACEAE - Loosestrife family
Genus Decodon
Species Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott - Swamp Loosestrife; Water Oleander; Willow Herb

Citation

Citation Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1(6): 544. 1821.
Basionym: Lythrum verticillatum L. 1753.
Type: USA: VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 626.6). Lectotypified by J.L. Reveal, in C.E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 650. 2007.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Decodon aquaticus Decodon aquaticus J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 677. 1791. SOUTH CAROLINA
Decodon verticillatus var. pubescens Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott, var. pubescens Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 483. 1840, nom. inadmiss. Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott 1824; Lythrum verticillatum Linnaeus 1753.  
Lythrum verticillatum Lythrum verticillatum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 446. 1753. VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 626.6). Lectotypified by Reveal, in C. E. Jarvis, Order out of Chaos 650. 2007.
Nesaea verticillata Nesaea verticillata (Linnaeus) Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 191. 1824.Lythrum verticillatum Linnaeus 1753. 
Decodon verticillatus var. laevigatus Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott, var. laevigatus Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 483. 1840.  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Covington, Crenshaw, Dallas, Houston, Jackson, Limestone, Macon, Madison, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Sumter

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL, UWFP

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1875 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA_ACC_57548 Houston 3 Aug 1991 Macdonald, John R.
2992		 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
JSU130574 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
884		 JSU
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
USAM000008349 Baldwin 19 Sep 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9500		 USAM
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
ALNHS00006491 Dallas 01 Sep 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4224		 ALNHS
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0047286 Jackson 03 Sep 2019 Webb, David H.
8747		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0016366 Montgomery 24 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25369		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
JSU130573 Calhoun 17 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
981		 JSU
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
SAMF0002724 Autauga 03 Sep 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7487		 SAMF
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
ALNHS00004354 Houston 01 Nov 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2730		 ALNHS
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0018106 Limestone 30 Aug 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8579		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
AUA_ACC_41688 Macon 7 Aug 1973 French, Tom W.
376		 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UNA00019031 Russell 26 Sep 1976 Haynes, Robert R.
6029		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0046832 Madison 07 Sep 1979 Webb, David H.
2347		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
TROY000006868 Butler 19 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16813		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
TROY000042805 Crenshaw 17 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26847		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
TROY000040256 Autauga 03 Sep 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7487		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UNA00019032 Bibb 25 Sep 1977 Davenport, Lawrence J.
189		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWFP012571 Baldwin 04 Sep 1984 James R. Burkhalter
273		 UWFP
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
TROY000044323 Houston 04 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27592		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
JSU130578 Madison 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
6979		 JSU
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
JSU130577 Limestone 3 Aug 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18322		 JSU
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
AUA_ACC_5402 Montgomery 8 Aug 1954 Kelly, H.D.
 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
AUA_ACC_52598 Crenshaw 31 Aug 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8756		 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UNA00019038 Bibb 15 Aug 1875 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0039759 Houston 04 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27592		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UWAL0011978 Autauga 03 Sep 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7487		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UNA00059242 Pike 10 Aug 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13531		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
USAM000008348 Mobile 21 Oct 1978 LeLong, Michel G.
10609		 USAM
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UNA00019033 Autauga 06 Aug 1978 Wiersema, John H.
423		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0049634 Jackson 22 Jul 2019 Webb, David H.
8723b		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0019355 Limestone 24 Aug 1991 Kral, Robert
79618		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
TROY000006869 Pike 10 Aug 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13531		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UNA00019034 Limestone 01 Aug 1978 Davenport, Lawrence J.
715		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UNA00019035 Madison 01 Sep 1979 Meigs, Russell A.
230		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0043013 Baldwin 15 Jul 2002 Larsen, Harry S.
1017		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Elliott
JSU130575 Calhoun 30 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
884		 JSU
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
AUA_ACC_3550 Sumter 25 Aug 1924 Anonymous
 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0047011 Limestone 07 Sep 1979 Webb, David H.
2362		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0012477 Montgomery 18 Sep 2012 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13496		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
AUA_ACC_51966 Pike 11 Aug 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8738		 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UNA00019037 Calhoun 21 Jun 1980 Meigs, Russell A.
863		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
JSU130576 Calhoun 17 Aug 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
943		 JSU
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UNA00019036 s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWFP012572 Baldwin 07 Nov 1980 James R. Burkhalter
7404		 UWFP
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
AUA_ACC_51005 Covington 17 Aug 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
8395		 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
TROY000036722 Bullock 14 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1280		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UNA00065696 Butler 19 Aug 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16813		 UNA
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
UWAL0013812 Bullock 14 Sep 2012 Dykes, Bailee
1280		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
ALNHS00005212 Macon 18 AUG 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3305		 ALNHS
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
TROY000040692 Montgomery 24 Jul 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25369		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
UWAL0031720 Crenshaw 17 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26847		 UWAL
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
AUA_ACC_23139 Macon 21 Jul 1971 Brugh, Jr., Thomas H.
81		 AUA
Decodon Verticillatus (L.) Ell.
TROY000046856 Limestone 30 Aug 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8579		 TROY
Decodon verticillatus (Linnaeus) Elliott
ALNHS00001742 Houston 26 Sep 2012 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#861		 ALNHS
Decodon verticillatus (L.) Ell.
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