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Ludwigia alata Elliott. Section: Isnardia. Common name: Winged Seedbox. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Interdune ponds, freshwater to slightly brackish (oligohaline) marshes, cypress swamps. Distribution: Se. VA south to s. FL, west to se. LA; disjunct in Jamaica, where apparently introduced.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: This species is a hexaploid (n = 24). One third of the genome of L. alata is apparently derived from L. microcarpa or its ancestor (Peng 1988).

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl4, FNA10, G, K4, RAB, Va, WH3, WI, Peng (1989), Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); < Ludwigia alata Elliott — GW2; > Ludwigia alata Elliott — S, S13; > Ludwigia simulata Small — S, S13; Ludwigia alata Elliott. Basionym: Ludwigia alata Elliott 1817

Links to other floras: = Ludwigia alata - FNA10

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Scott Ward, Ludwigia alata (left), L. microcarpa (right) | Original Image ⭷
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