Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacquin) Raven. Section: Macrocarpon. Common name: Mexican Primose-willow. Phenology: May-Sep. Habitat: Marshes, disturbed areas. Distribution: Se. NC south to s. FL, west to TX; and widespread in tropical America; Old World tropics and subtropics. The native and non-native components of the distribution are unclear, but Mohr (1901) referred to Jussiaea suffruticosa as "occurring near ballast heaps; presumably a fugitive from the tropics".
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, Fl4, FNA10, GW2, K4, Meso4.1, Mex, NcTx, Tx, WH3, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); = n/a — RAB; > Jussiaea angustifolia Lam. — S; > Jussiaea scabra Willd. — S, S13; < Jussiaea suffruticosa L. — S13, misapplied; > Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven ssp. octovalvis; > Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) Raven ssp. sessiliflora (Micheli) Raven; Oenothera octovalvis Jacquin. Basionym: Oenothera octovalvis Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Ludwigia octovalvis - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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