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Cressler, Alan

Ludwigia maritima

Ludwigia maritima Harper

Seaside Primrose-willow, Seaside Ludwigia, Harper's Seedbox

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LUMA4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 3 feet in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW				FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Research Literature

Reslit 718 - Seeds obtained by vacuuming the soil surface after fire compared with soil seedbank in a flatwoods plant community (2005) R. S. Kalmbacher, N. Cellinese and F. Martin

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Ludwigia maritima in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ludwigia maritima in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ludwigia maritima

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-20
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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