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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Creeping Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-021:
Ludwigia repens FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ludwigia natans
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Isnardia repens
COMMON NAME:
Creeping Seedbox
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Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74762
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
Prostrate matted perennial, rooting at lower nodes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74775
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
Sepals persistent, triangular to ovate, glabrous, acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74788
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
Leaves to 5cm long x 2cm wide, usually acute, base attenuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-021:
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ludwigia natans
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Isnardia repens
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