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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ludwigia octovalvis
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is a species of the Deep South, found sparingly north to extreme southeastern NC, and south into the tropics. There is some confusion between this species and the non-native L. bonariensis in the literature. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia octovalvis
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia octovalvis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ludwigia octovalvis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. octovalvis
INCLUDING Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. sessiliflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Ludwigia octovalvis
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea angustifolia
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea scabra
COMMON NAME:
Mexican Primose-willow
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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November Richmond County GA
Petals 4, yellow, cuneate-obovate, 1-2cm long, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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November Richmond County GA
Flowers solitary in the axils, subsessile or on stalks to about 1cm long, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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November Richmond County GA
Leaves nearly linear, narrowly landeolate, lanceolate, lance-elliptic, or oblanceolate, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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November Richmond County GA
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November Richmond County GA
An herbaceous annual where frosts are severe, becoming woody below where frosts are not severe, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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November Richmond County GA
Leaf adaxial surface.
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November Richmond County GA
Leaf abaxial surface.
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November Richmond County GA
Seeds.
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November Richmond County GA
Calyx segments ovate, 3-nerved, 8-14mm long, acute to acuminate apically, puberulent or hirsute, per Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southeastern United States (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981).
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November Richmond County GA
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November Richmond County GA
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Stem.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ludwigia octovalvis
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia octovalvis
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia octovalvis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ludwigia octovalvis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. octovalvis
INCLUDING
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. sessiliflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Ludwigia octovalvis
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea angustifolia
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea scabra
4652
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial/Annual
Habitat: marshes, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
4 sepals?
4 petals
8 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
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