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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia hirtella   FAMILY Onagraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia hirtella   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)

Ludwigia hirtella

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-008:

Ludwigia hirtella   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ludwigia hirtella

 

COMMON NAME:
Rafinesque's Seedbox, Spindleroot, Hairy Seedbox


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image of Ludwigia hirtella, Rafinesque's Seedbox, Spindleroot, Hairy Seedbox

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_luhi_001_lvd

        

image of Ludwigia hirtella, Rafinesque's Seedbox, Spindleroot, Hairy Seedbox

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_hirtella_rafin

August        

Petals larger than those of L. alternifolia, exceeding the narrow sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia hirtella   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia hirtella   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia hirtella

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-008:
Ludwigia hirtella   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia hirtella

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3289

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, rarely inland in boggy seepage in barrens and oak flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
4 sepals
4 petals
4 stamens, usually
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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