- Contact information
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Division of Water
Bureau of Water Quality
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Purple Loosestrife - PL Lake Chippewa
- Status
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Verified
- Date First Found
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10/22/2020
- Location First Found
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Edge of bog in Kavanaugh Bay - lat and long indicated below are from the SWDV Leaf-off Air Photos (2010-2016) and indicate roughly where the first plant was found. This bog moves so beware that lat/long are not completely accurate. Found 4 small clusters of plants on the edge of the large bog.
- Latitude and Longitude
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45.95449,
-91.20327
- Original Extent
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A Few Plants
About
Purple Loosestrife
Purple loosestrife is native to Europe and Asia. After being introduced to North America, it managed to escape the specialized insects and diseases that keep it in check in its native lands. Free from these natural controls, purple loosestrife gained a competitive edge over our native wetland plants. This advantage, along with prolific seed production and a large, hardy growth, has allowed purple loosestrife to invade many of our wetlands to the near total exclusion of most other vegetation;; it literally shades everything else out.