*Ludwigia peruviana (Linnaeus) Hara. Section: Myrtocarpus. Common name: Primrose-willow. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Swamps, pondshores. Distribution: Native of the Neotropics. In s. GA (Jones & Coile 1988). Reported for NC (Kartesz 1999, 2022). All or part of the Southeastern distribution is as an alien species.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA10, GW2, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, WH3, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); = Jussiaea peruviana L. — S, S13; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Jussiaea peruviana L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Ludwigia peruviana - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
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