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Pyle, Lynn

Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens

Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) P.H. Raven ssp. glabrescens (Kuntze) P.H. Raven

Floating Primrose-willow

Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

Synonym(s): Jussiaea diffusa, Jussiaea repens, Jussiaea repens var. glabrescens, Ludwigia peploides var. glabrescens

USDA Symbol: LUPEG2

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems floating or creeping, sometimes ascending to erect, from a few inches long up to about 10 feet long.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , KS , KY , LA , MD , MO , MS , NC , NE , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , TN , TX , VA , WV

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 peploides ssp. glabrescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-20
Research By: CBR

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