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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ludwigia pilosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia pilosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia pilosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ludwigia pilosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia pilosa
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Ludwigia pilosa
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-013:
Ludwigia pilosa FAMILY Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia pilosa
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Seedbox
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Ludwigia pilosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia pilosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia pilosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ludwigia pilosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia pilosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Ludwigia pilosa
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-013:
Ludwigia pilosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia pilosa
4932
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: swamps, ditches, other wet places, 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
Petioles absent or rarely to 2mm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Sepals pale green, cream
4 sepals
Petals absent, usually
4 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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