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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Creeping Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-021:
Ludwigia repens FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ludwigia natans
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Isnardia repens
COMMON NAME:
Creeping Seedbox
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Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74762
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
Prostrate matted perennial, rooting at lower nodes, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74767
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
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Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74775
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
Sepals persistent, triangular to ovate, glabrous, acute to acuminate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_ludwigia_repens_74788
June Miami-Dade County FL
South Dade Wetlands
Leaves to 5cm long x 2cm wide, usually acute, base attenuate, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia repens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-021:
Ludwigia repens
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Ludwigia natans
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Isnardia repens
3989
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Ditches, pools, and streams, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Sepals light green; petals yellow
4 sepals
4 petals, caducous (falling off early)
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) p477
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p266
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