| Description | Don't confuse this native prairie wildflower and it's "Bad Boy" invasive weed cousin "Purple Loosestrife". |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | Found growing in marshes, drainage ditches, along streams, wet prairies and wet pastures. |
| Flowers | greenish tube with 6 purple petals, occur solitary in the axis of the leaves, some have 6 protruding styles, some have all the parts in the corolla tube |
| Leaves | opposite on the lower stem and alternate above, shiny green upper surface, up to 2 inches long with the leaves on the upper stem being much smaller. |
| Stems | smooth, hairless, 4-angles and slightly winged |
| Dimensions | up to 2 feet tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | The genus names alatum refers to the winged characteristic of the stem. |
| Notes & Reference | #56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd) |
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