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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Savanna Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-006:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-006:
Ludwigia virgata
FAMILY
Onagraceae
3101
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in wet savannas, 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.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow?
4 sepals
4 petals
4 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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