NameThatPlant.net: Ludwigia grandiflora

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Malvids: Myrtales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ludwigia grandiflora FAMILY Onagraceae

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.

Read more about Showy Water-primrose at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Ludwigia grandiflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia uruguayensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Separation of 2 species within Ludwigia uruguayensis (Zardini, Gu, Raven, 1991)
Ludwigia grandiflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-004?:
Ludwigia uruguayensis FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Ludwigia grandiflora var. grandiflora

COMMON NAME:
Showy Water-primrose, Large-flower Water-primrose

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image of Ludwigia grandiflora, Showy Water-primrose, Large-flower Water-primrose

JK Marlow jkm0506k_07

June Union County SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Stems grow into open water, intertwine, and form floating mats, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.

JK Marlow jkm0506k_11

June Union County SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

In summer, on erect flowering stems, the leaves elongate, per Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry.

JK Marlow jkm0506k_14

June Union County SC

Sumter National Forest: Tyger Ranger District

Primary leaves usually linear-lanceolate & widest below middle, per Weakley's Flora.

COMPARE aquatic plants

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ludwigia grandiflora FAMILY Onagraceae

(?) SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora FAMILY Onagraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida (Wunderlin & Hansen, 2011)
Ludwigia grandiflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Ludwigia uruguayensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Separation of 2 species within Ludwigia uruguayensis (Zardini, Gu, Raven, 1991)
Ludwigia grandiflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-004?:
Ludwigia uruguayensis FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH -
Ludwigia grandiflora var. grandiflora

1969

Emergent aquatic (rooted); Forb
Perennial

Non-native

Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont

Look for it in ponds, lakes, sluggish waters of ditches or streams, per Weakley's Flora

map
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,

or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

INVASIVE

This plant is causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

Aquatic

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
5-6 sepals
5-6 petals
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

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