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Purple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Salicaire commune

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Edibility

The leaves are edible raw or cooked.
The stem and pulp are edible cooked.
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Purple loosestrife : 1- Flowers
Purple loosestrife : 2- Flower
Purple loosestrife : 3- Colony
Purple loosestrife : 4- Flowers
Purple loosestrife : 5- Flowering plants
Purple loosestrife : 6- Inflorescence in bud
Purple loosestrife : 7- Inflorescence in bud and in flowers
Purple loosestrife : 8- Inflorescence
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