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Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet
large-flower primrose-willow

       
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Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

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Distribution:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 33 species in Ludwigia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora. . Image Available.
Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora
large-flower primrose-willow
Distribution of Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom & Kartesz. .
Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. hexapetala
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Myrtales
Family Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus Ludwigia L. – primrose-willow
Species Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet – large-flower primrose-willow
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

North Carolina:
Ludwigia hexapetala [=LUGRH]
Uraguay waterprimrose              Class B noxious weed
South Carolina:
Ludwigia hexapetala [=LUGRH]
water primrose              Invasive aquatic plant
water primrose              Plant pest
Ludwigia uruguayensis [=LUGRG2]
Uruguay primrose              Plant pest
Washington:
Ludwigia hexapetala [=LUGRH]
water primrose              Class B noxious weed
water primrose              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

Ludwigia hexapetala [=LUGRH]
Uraguay waterprimrose
Ludwigia uruguayensis [=LUGRG2]
Uruguay waterprimrose
hairy water-primrose

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

Ludwigia uruguayensis [=LUGRG2]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO OBL OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
Time Generated: 05/23/2013 08:03 PM CDT