Have you seen this plant growing around Clary Lake? Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is a common invasive plant in Maine. The plant propagates by seed and invades many types of wetlands where it crowds out native plants and degrades wetland habitat. We certainly don’t want it getting a foothold around Clary Lake! For the past 5-6 years we’ve been removing purple loosestrife plants but in many cases, enough root remains for the plants to regrow so it’s an ongoing battle to stop this plant from going crazy. It’s blooming NOW. If you see this plant growing in or around Clary Lake, send and email with picture and description of the location to ipp@clarylake.org. You’ll find a map showing where we’ve found the plant growing on our Purple Loosestrife Eradication Project page.