Ludwigia pilosa

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

Description

Common name: hairy primrose-willow

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

This species can be found in marshes, open meadows, seepages, cypress-gum ponds, bogs, open pinewood lands, as well as edges of hammocks in wet, peaty, loamy sand and mud (FSU Herbarium). It also has been observed in human disturbed areas such as lawns, ditches, clear cut pinewoods, along roadsides, edges of pine plantations, along canals, and near parking areas (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

This species has been observed to flower from July through October and fruit from July through November (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.

Collectors: P. Adams, Loran C. Anderson, Robert K. Godfrey, Almut G. Jones, R. Kral, Robert L. Lazor, Sidney McDaniel, Marc Minno, Neal Morar, T. Myint, R. A. Norris, R. E. Perdue, Jr., Cecil R Slaughter, R. R. Smith, and Jean W. Wooten.

States and Counties: Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Nassau, Okaloosa, Polk, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. Georgia: Grady.