Lythrum tribracteatumSalzm. ex Spreng.

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WFO wfo-0000366922 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by David Delon
fig. a David Delon, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-07-01 / obs. 140251843
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by Mary K. Hanson
fig. b Mary K. Hanson, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 129191305
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by Olivier Argagnon
fig. c Olivier Argagnon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 139588801
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by crothfels
fig. d crothfels, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 144187002
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by Alex Abair
fig. e Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 9012459
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by Alex Abair
fig. f Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 9003400
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by Alex Abair
fig. g Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 9003247
Lythrum tribracteatum, photographed by Alex Abair
fig. h Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 7330983

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Native range 34 botanical countries

Regions where Lythrum tribracteatum is native: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Bulgaria, East European Russia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaEgyptLibyaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanCyprusIranIraqKazakhstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineTadzhikistanTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaBulgariaEast European RussiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKrymPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine Sardegna
Native distribution of Lythrum tribracteatum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Bulgaria BUL
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Cyprus CYP
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Kazakhstan KAZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Tadzhikistan TZK
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Egypt EGY
Libya LBY
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
West Himalaya WHM ASIA-TROPICAL

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 14 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Lythrum bibracteatum Gren. & Godr.
  • Lythrum candollei (Koehne) Klokov
  • Lythrum dibracteatum Guss.
  • Lythrum microphyllum Kar. & Kir.
  • Lythrum nanum Nyman
  • Lythrum salzmannii Jord.
  • Lythrum salzmannii f. nana Willk.
  • Lythrum sophiae Klokov
  • Lythrum thymifolia var. majus DC.
  • Lythrum thymifolium Sm.
  • Lythrum tribracteatum var. candollei Koehne
  • Lythrum tribracteatum var. cuneifolium Ten.
  • Lythrum tribracteatum var. majus (DC.) Maire
  • Lythrum tribracteatum var. salzmannii (Jord.) Koehne

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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