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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia alternifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Alternate-leaf Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia alternifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia alternifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-009:
Ludwigia alternifolia FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia alternifolia
COMMON NAME:
Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox
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JK Marlow jkm0402e_11
February Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
Fruit nearly cubic, about 0.25" wide, base rounded, slightly wing-angled, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm0507k_36
July Greenville County SC
Leaves lanceolate, entire, 2-4" long, tapering to the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm120704_488
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Petals yellow, not notched; flowers grow singly in the axils, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
JK Marlow jkm120704_563
July Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Sepals deltoid-ovate, 6-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Gill Newberry gn08_l_alternifolia_side_
August
Petals fall off easily - a field identification trick for the Onagraceae, per www.missouriplants.com
JK Marlow jkm130823_537
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Flowers yellow, about 1/2" across, with conspicuous spreading sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
JK Marlow jkm0309c_31
September Greenville County SC
Creekside/Riverside
Leaves up to 4" long & have tapering bases, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia alternifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia alternifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia alternifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-009:
Ludwigia alternifolia
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia alternifolia
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