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Winged primrose-willow

Ludwigia alata

Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Ludwigia alata is a species of plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to Southeastern United States and has been introduced to Jamaica.

Where it grows

Ludwigia alata lives in freshwater to oligohaline tidal marshes.

Other Ludwigia plants

Water Primrose · Seedbox · Ludwigia anastomosans · Wingleaf primrose-willow · Cylindricfruit primrose-willow · Large-flower primrose-willow · Floating Ludwigia · Water Primrose · Spindleroot · Seedbox · Ludwigia inclinata · Mexican primrose-willow

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ludwigia alata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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