Difference between revisions of "Ludwigia alternifolia"
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Common name: seedbox [1], alternate-leaf seedbox [2]
| Ludwigia alternifolia | |
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| Photo by the Illinois Wildflowers Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Ludwigia |
| Species: | L. alternifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ludwigia alternifolia L. | |
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| Natural range of Ludwigia alternifolia from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: Ludwigia alternifolia L. var. linearifolia Britton; L. alternifolia var. pubescens E.J. Palmer & Steyermark;
Varieties: none
Description
L. alternifolia is a perennial forb/herb of the Onagraceae family native to North America and Canada. [1]
Distribution
L. alternifolia is found in the eastern corner of the United States from Colorado to Vermont, as well as the Quebec and Ontario regions of Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
L. alternifolia is found in freshwater tidal marshes, ditches, other marshes, open wet places, and disturbed wet places. [2]
Phenology
L. alternifolia flowers June-October. [3]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LUAL2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18
