PLANTS Profile for Ludwigia octovalvis (Mexican primrose-willow)

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Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven
Mexican primrose-willow

Symbol:

LUOC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven

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Distribution:
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 33 species in Ludwigia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven ssp. octovalvis. .

Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. octovalvis
Mexican primrose-willow

Distribution of Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven ssp. sessiliflora (Micheli) P.H. Raven. .

Ludwigia octovalvis ssp. sessiliflora
Mexican primrose-willow

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven

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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 octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven – Mexican primrose-willow

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503565.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:31 AM CDT