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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Water-willow at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-003:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
COMMON NAME:
Water-willow, Primrose Willow, Anglestem Primrose-willow
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_leptocarpa
August Floyd County GA
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Gill Newberry gn09_ludwigia_leptocarpa
September
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John B. Nelson jbn_6224240784_7c12fc5837
September
5-7 sepals and petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130928_684
September Spartanburg County SC
Leaves elliptic, pubescent, to 12cm x 3cm, sessile or subsessile, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130928_696
September Spartanburg County SC
Stems erect, branched, to 1m tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm130928_698
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm081009_150
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
Floral tube much longer than the pedicel, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm081009_154
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
Stems pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm081009_156
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm081009_160
October Dorchester County SC
McAlhany Nature Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-003:
Ludwigia leptocarpa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
2750
Forb
Annual/Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont & Mountains)
Look for it on riverbanks, in marshes, & ditches, per Weakley's Flora
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.
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
5-7 sepals
5-7 petals
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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