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Ludwigia repens is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family [1] known by the common name creeping primrose-willow. It is native to parts of the Americas and it has the potential to spread easily and become naturalized in many areas. It is known as an aquatic weed in some regions. It is also cultivated as an aquarium plant ...
Ludwigia (primrose-willow, water-purslane, or water-primrose) is a genus of about 82 species of aquatic plants with a cosmopolitan but mainly tropical distribution. Currently (2023), there is much debate among botanists and plant taxonomists as to the classification of many Ludwigia species.
Ludwigia hexapetala, the water primrose, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Onagraceae. Native to Central and South America, its habitat includes the margins of lakes, ponds, ditches, and streams. Its stems may be immersed or fully emergent. It is a noxious invader of aquatic ecosystems in North America.
About 3,800 additional non-native species of vascular plants are recorded as established outside of cultivation in the U.S., as well as a much smaller number of non-native non-vascular plants and plant relatives. The United States possesses one of the most diverse temperate floras in the world, comparable only to that of China. [1]
Southwestern United States. This category includes the native flora of the Southwestern United States, within the United States, in North America. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
Ludwigia peploides is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names floating primrose-willow and creeping water primrose. It is native to Australia, North America, and South America, but it can be found on many continents and spreads easily to become naturalized .
Ludwigia hirtella, commonly called spindleroot, [1] is a species of plant in the evening primrose family that is native to the south-central United States of America. [ 2 ] References
Ludwigia grandiflora, the water primrose, is an aquatic plant of the order Myrtales. [2]It is closely related and easily confused with Ludwigia hexapetala. [3] The two species can be distinguished at a chromosomal level, because L. grandiflora is hexaploid and L. hexapetala is decaploid. [4]