PLANTS Profile for Ludwigia palustris (marsh seedbox)

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Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott
marsh seedbox

Symbol:

LUPA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

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Synonyms:
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

	ISPA4	Isnardia palustris L., non Jussiaea palustris G. Mey.
	LUPAA2	Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott var. americana (DC.) Fernald & Grisc.
	LUPAN	Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott var. nana Fernald & Grisc.
	LUPAP3	Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott var. pacifica Fernald & Grisc.

Distribution:
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott


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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 33 species in Ludwigia

Classification:
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

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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 palustris (L.) Elliott – marsh seedbox

Introduced Information:
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

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.

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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

View species account 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 27336.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 01:20 AM CST