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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Savanna Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia virgata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-006:
Ludwigia virgata FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia virgata
COMMON NAME:
Savanna Seedbox, Slender Seedbox
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Sepals ovate and reflexed. Style 7-9mm long, its enlarged base prominent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia virgata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-006:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia virgata
3101
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine savannas and pine flatwoods, 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
4 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p376
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p183
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p264
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p068
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