The oldest known confirmed fossil remains of the Lythraceae are Late Cretaceous herbaceous to suffrutescent perennials of moist to aquatic habitats. |
Rumex hastatus is suffrutescent richly branching shrub. |
The plant is suffrutescent richly branching shrub. |
Occasional individuals of larger woody or suffrutescent species such as Sambucus nigra ssp. |
In contrast, A. heermannii is a decumbent suffrutescent perennial and L. arboreus is a large upright perennial shrub, both widely distributed across the dunes. |