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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia alternifolia   FAMILY Onagraceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia alternifolia   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)

Ludwigia alternifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-009:

Ludwigia alternifolia   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ludwigia alternifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_lual2_001_lvd

        

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_lual2_005_lvd

        

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Steve Marlow    snm079801_13

January    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

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JK Marlow    jkm0402e_11

February    Greenville County    SC

Creekside/Riverside

Fruit nearly cubic, about 0.25" wide, base rounded, slightly wing-angled, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm120623_199

June    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm0507k_36

July    Greenville County    SC

Leaves lanceolate, entire, 2-4" long, tapering to the base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

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JK Marlow    jkm0507l_16

July    Oconee County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm120704_488

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

Petals yellow, not notched; flowers grow singly in the axils, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).

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JK Marlow    jkm120704_563

July    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

Sepals deltoid-ovate, 6-9mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    jkm220722_9200

July    Greenville County    SC

Bald Rock Heritage Preserve

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

Betsy George    bmg080122_9423

August    Greenville County    SC

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

Gill Newberry    gn08_l_alternifolia_side_

August        

Petals fall off easily - a field identification trick for the Onagraceae, per www.missouriplants.com

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm130823_537

August    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Flowers yellow, about 1/2" across, with conspicuous spreading sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm130823_540

August    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm190802_0527

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm0309c_31

September    Greenville County    SC

Creekside/Riverside

Leaves up to 4" long & have tapering bases, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm0309m_26

September    Greenville County    SC

Creekside/Riverside

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm140917_823

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm140917_823b

September    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_alternifolia_5

September        

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm0310c_25

October    Greenville County    SC

Creekside/Riverside

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm0310h_11

October    Haywood County    NC

Corneille Bryan Native Garden

image of Ludwigia alternifolia, Alternate-leaf Seedbox, Bushy Seedbox

JK Marlow    jkm0510f_13b

October    Oconee County    SC

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia alternifolia   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia alternifolia   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia alternifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-009:
Ludwigia alternifolia   FAMILY Onagraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia alternifolia

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

872

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Freshwater tidal marshes, ditches, other marshes, open wet places, disturbed wet places, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Yellow
4 sepals
4 petals
4 stamens
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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