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MeSH Heading: Lythrum
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.833.500.500
Unique ID: D031561
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D031561
Scope Note: A plant genus of the family LYTHRACEAE that contains ALKALOIDS. Common name loosestrife refers to members Lythrum (purple loosestrife) and LYSIMACHIA (e.g., yellow loosestrife).
Entry Term(s): Loosestrife, Purple; Lythrum anceps; Lythrum salicaria; Lythrum virgatum; Purple Loosestrife
Registry Numbers: txid13128; txid907234; txid13129
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Introduced: 2003/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000754700
Registry Numbers: txid13129
Terms: Lythrum salicaria Preferred Term
Term UI T000885014
Date08/14/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Loosestrife, Purple
Term UI T538526
Date04/17/2003
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2004); Lythrum anceps
Term UI T001117408
Date01/20/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Purple Loosestrife
Term UI T000886157
Date09/04/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

Lythrum MeSH Descriptor Data 2026