Wildflower spetsiga lila Fackel blomster viktorianska botaniska illustration av Anne Pratt - Bildbanksillustration

Purple wildflower spiked purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria. Purple loosestrife belongs to the plant family Lythraceae. Not to be be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae. Other names include spiked loosestrife and purple lythrum. Anne Pratt (1806 – 1893) was a self-taught botanical and ornithological illustrator and author from Strood, Kent. This print is from the book "Wild Flowers", printed in 1893 by SPCK (the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge).