PLANTS Profile for Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora (large-flower primrose-willow)

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PLANTS Profile

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

Symbol:

LUGRG2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Ludwigia uruguayensis

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Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora

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Synonyms:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora

JUGR5	Jussiaea grandiflora Michx., non Ruiz & Pav.
JUMI4	Jussiaea michauxiana Fernald, nom. illeg.
JUREG3	Jussiaea repens L. var. grandiflora (Michx.) Micheli
JUUR2	Jussiaea uruguayensis Camb.
LUUR	Ludwigia uruguayensis (Camb.) H. Hara	Uruguayan primrose-willow
LUURM	Ludwigia uruguayensis (Camb.) H. Hara var. major (Hassler) Munz

Distribution:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora


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

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 33 species in Ludwigia, 2 subspecies in Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet

Classification:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora

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

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

The 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.

South Carolina:
Ludwigia uruguayensis
Uruguay primrose		Plant pest

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

Ludwigia uruguayensis
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 ssp. grandiflora

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:
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora

Ludwigia uruguayensis:

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 08:28 PM MDT