Pollinator plant

Wanded Loosestrife

Lythrum virgatum

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Common names

23 names · 18 languages
EnglishYour language
  • European wand loosestrife
  • wand loosestrife[3]
  • Wanded Loosestrife[1][2]
Other languages (17)
Dutch
  • Fijne kattenstaart
  • Roedekattenstaart
French
  • Lythrum en forme de baguette[1][2]
  • Salicaire effilée[1][2]
Bulgarian
  • Пръстена блатия[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 帚枝千屈菜[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 帚枝千屈菜[2]
Croatian
  • Šibasta vrbica[2]
Czech
  • kyprej prutnatý[2]
Danish
  • Smalbladet kattehale[2]
Finnish
  • etelänrantakukka[2]
German
Hungarian
  • Vesszős füzény[2]
Norwegian
  • prydkattehale[2]
Russian
  • Дербенник прутовидный[2]
Serbian
  • Шибљаста врбичица[2]
Slovak
  • Vrbica prútnatá[2]
Swedish
  • smalt fackelblomster[2]
Ukrainian
  • Плакун прутяний[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lythrum virgatum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Ruten-Blutweiderich — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Ruten-Weiderich — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Wanded Loosestrife — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Lythrum en forme de baguette — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Salicaire effilée — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
[2] Lythrum virgatum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Ruten-Blutweiderich — results[18].names[2]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Ruten-Weiderich — results[18].names[4]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Wanded Loosestrife — results[18].names[9]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Lythrum en forme de baguette — results[18].names[6]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Salicaire effilée — results[18].names[3]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • kyprej prutnatý — results[18].names[1]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Дербенник прутовидный — results[18].names[5]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • prydkattehale — results[18].names[7]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • smalt fackelblomster — results[18].names[8]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • etelänrantakukka — results[18].names[10]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • 帚枝千屈菜 — results[18].names[11]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • 帚枝千屈菜 — results[18].names[12]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Плакун прутяний — results[18].names[13]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Smalbladet kattehale — results[18].names[14]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Vesszős füzény — results[18].names[15]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Šibasta vrbica — results[18].names[16]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Vrbica prútnatá — results[18].names[17]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Пръстена блатия — results[18].names[18]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
  • Шибљаста врбичица — results[18].names[19]; taxon id 165024; Lythrum virgatum.
[3] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • wand loosestrife — Page 4, column 1, row top 682 pt; common-name cell after Lythrum virgatum.; Lythrum virgatum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Lythraceae

Genus-level classification for Lythrum; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Lythrum virgatum in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
EC. & SE. Europe to Siberia and N. China.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

European wand loosestrife (Lythrum virgatum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lythrum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1565509; ID 5HWH; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 1, entry Lythrum virgatum (top 682 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Lythrum virgatum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 494883; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 781376, 781377, 781379, 781381, 781382, 781383, 781384, 781385, 781386, 781387, 781388, 781390, 781391, 781392, 781394, 781395, 781396, 781397, 781398, 781399, 781400, 781401, 781402, 781403, 781404, 781405, 781406

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.