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Ludwigia arcuata

Ludwigia arcuata Walter

Piedmont Primrose-willow, Long-stalked Seedbox

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s): Ludwigiantha arcuata

USDA Symbol: LUAR8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Long-stalked Seedbox is a member of the evening-primrose family (family Onagraceae), which includes mainly herbs, rarely shrubs or trees with often showy flowers borne singly, in racemes or spikes, or in branched clusters.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems prostrate to decumbent, up to about 28 inches long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , SC

National Wetland Indicator Status

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

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

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-14
Research By: TWC Staff

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