Lythrum paradoxum

Lythrum paradoxum is a plant in the Lythraceae family and was first described in 1897 by Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne.^[1][2]

Lythrum paradoxum
on higher land in a lignum swamp, Narran Lake, NSW (2025-03-16)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Lythraceae
Genus:	Lythrum
Species:	L. paradoxum
Binomial name
Lythrum paradoxum Koehne

It is an erect woody plant growing to heights of 0.6 to 1 m.^[3]

It is native to all mainland states of Australia,^[1] where it is found in sandy or alluvial soils along creeks and drainage areas^[4] (in damp places).^[5]