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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Water-willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia leptocarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-003:
Ludwigia leptocarpa FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea leptocarpa
COMMON NAME:
Water-willow, Primrose Willow, Anglestem Primrose-willow
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_leptocarpa
August Floyd County GA
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Gill Newberry gn09_ludwigia_leptocarpa
September
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John B. Nelson jbn_6224240784_7c12fc5837
September
5-7 sepals and petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130928_684
September Spartanburg County SC
Leaves elliptic, pubescent, to 12cm x 3cm, sessile or subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130928_696
September Spartanburg County SC
Stems erect, branched, to 1m tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm130928_698
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm081009_150
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
Floral tube much longer than the pedicel, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm081009_154
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
Stems pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm081009_156
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm081009_160
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia leptocarpa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-003:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea leptocarpa
2750
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Habitat: Riverbanks, marshes, swamps, and ditches, often on logs or tree bases in deep swamps, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
5-7 sepals
5-7 petals
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p160
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p265
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p282
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