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Onagraceae
Ludwigia

not marked as a favorite taxon *Ludwigia peruviana (Linnaeus) Hara. 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.

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Section: Myrtocarpus.

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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image #1 of Ludwigia peruviana© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Ludwigia peruviana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Ludwigia peruviana© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Ludwigia peruviana© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Ludwigia peruviana© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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