PLANTS Profile for Ludwigia peruviana (Peruvian primrose-willow)

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Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara
Peruvian primrose-willow

Symbol:

LUPE6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Onagraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I

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Photo of Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, FL, Laxahatchie, Palm Beach Wildlife Reserve. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

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Synonyms:
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

JUPE6

Jussiaea peruviana L.

Distribution:
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara


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USA (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

View 13 genera in Onagraceae, 33 species in Ludwigia

Classification:
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

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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 peruviana (L.) H. Hara – Peruvian primrose-willow

Introduced Information:
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

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 peruviana (L.) H. Hara

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ludwigia peruviana (L.) H. Hara

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 27359.

Time Generated: 10/08/2008 01:26 AM MDT