Lythrum junceum

{{Short description|Species of plant}}

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| image = Lythrum junceum.jpg

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author= Kavak, S. |date=2014 |title= Lythrum junceum |volume=2014 |page= e.T164063A42328740 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T164063A42328740.en |access-date=16 October 2022}}

| genus = Lythrum

| species = junceum

| authority = Banks & Sol.

| synonyms = Lythrum graefferi

}}

Lythrum junceum is a species of perennial herb in the family Lythraceae native to the Mediterranean Basin, West Asia and Macaronesia.{{cite web |title=Lythrum junceum Banks & Sol.; Russell, Nat. Hist. Aleppo ed. 2, 2: 253 (1794) |url=https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list/?name=Lythrum-junceum#plantUid-214301 |website=www.worldplants.de |publisher=World Plants: Complete Plant List |access-date=20 March 2022}} They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 0.2 m.{{Cite web|title=Lythrum junceum Banks \u0026 Solander - Encyclopedia of Life|url=https://eol.org/pages/5429394|access-date=2022-02-04|website=eol.org}}{{Cite web |last=Mifsud |first=Stephen |date=2002-08-23 |title=Lythrum junceum (Creeping Loosestrife) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands. |url=https://www.maltawildplants.com/LYTH/Lythrum_junceum.php |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=www.maltawildplants.com |language=en-us}}