Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven var. glabrescens (Kuntze) Shinners. Section: Jussiaea. Common name: Floating Primrose-willow. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Pools, ditches, disturbed places. Distribution: PA, VA and NC south and west to FL and AZ; Mexico; Venezuela. Doubtfully native in the eastern parts of our area.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Il, RAB, Va; = Jussiaea repens L. — G, misapplied; = Jussiaea repens L. var. glabrescens Kuntze — F, misapplied; = Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. glabrescens (Kuntze) Raven — Ar, Fl4, FNA10, K4, Mo3, NY, Pa, Tn, WH3, Wagner, Hoch, & Raven (2007); > Jussiaea diffusa Forssk. — S, S13, Tat, misapplied; > Jussiaea grandiflora Michx. — S, S13; < Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven — GrPl, Mex, NcTx, W; ? Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. peploides — GW2. Basionym: Jussiaea repens L. var. glabrescens Kuntze 1891
Links to other floras: = Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens - FNA10
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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