OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia decurrens   FAMILY Onagraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia decurrens   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)

Ludwigia decurrens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-001:

Ludwigia decurrens   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Jussiaea decurrens

 

COMMON NAME:
Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow


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image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_jude5_001_lvd

        

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_lude4_003_lvd

        

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970    swus_page_269

        

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Roxanna Martin    rlm82309_105

August    Spartanburg County    SC

Stem 4-angled and usually winged, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Roxanna Martin    rlm82309_119

August    Spartanburg County    SC

The edges of the sessile, narrow lanceolate leaves extend down the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Roxanna Martin    rlm91811_135

September    Spartanburg County    SC

Petals 6-12mm long, 4-6mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Roxanna Martin    rlm91811_211

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Roxanna Martin    rlm9209_057

September    Spartanburg County    SC

Sepals ovate with an acuminate apex, 5-10mm long, 2-3mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Roxanna Martin    rlm9509_206

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Ludwigia decurrens, Wingstem Water-primrose, Wingleaf Primrose-willow

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_decurrens

September        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia decurrens   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia decurrens   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia decurrens

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-001:
Ludwigia decurrens   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Jussiaea decurrens

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

2231

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: swamp forests, marshes, ditches, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
4 sepals
4 petals
8 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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