Ludwigia lanceolata

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Ludwigia lanceolata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species: L. lanceolata
Binomial name
Ludwigia lanceolata
Elliott
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Natural range of Ludwigia lanceolata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: lanceleaf primrose-willow

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, L. lanceolata can occur in depression marshes, hillside seepages, shallow water of titi-cattail ponds, pine flatwoods, lake edges, between coastal dunes and lakes, and cypress pond pine swamp. It occurs in disturbed areas such as powerline corridors and ditches (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Bidens laevis, Magnolia, Nyssa, Pickneya, Liquidambar, Quercus, Ludwigia linearis, Juncus trigonocarpus, Fuirena scirpoidea, Xyris fimbriata, Woodwardia, Ludwigia octovalvis, L. decurrens, Rhynchospora chalarocephala, Xyris fimbriata, Bidens mitis, Hypericum cistifolium, Typha, and Juncus repens (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Fruits and flowers June through November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Ludwigia lanceolata at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.