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A Close-up View of the Beautiful Invader "Purple Loosestrife" (Lythrum salicaria)

https://microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec04/bjloosestrife.html

“At the beginning of the 1800's, settlers to North America brought purple loosestrife plants from Europe to display in their gardens for their showy magenta blooms. The ships that carried them used soil containing loosestrife seeds as ballast in their holds. Once present, the plant spread rapidly...” (from the page’s text)

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