Ludwigia hexapetala

Taxobox
name = Water Primrose
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Myrtales
familia = Onagraceae
genus = "Ludwigia"
species = "L. hexapetala"
binomial = "Ludwigia hexapetala"
binomial_authority = Hook.

The Water Primrose, "Ludwigia hexapetala", is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Onagraceae. Native to south Mexico and South America, its habitat includes the margins of lakes, ponds, ditches, and streams.

ynonyms

*"Ludwigia grandiflora" (M. Micheli) Zardini, Gu & Raven
*"Ludwigia peploides" (Kunth) Raven
*"Ludwigia uruguayensis" var. major (Hassler) Munz
*"Jussiaea grandiflora" Michx., non Ruiz & Pavon
*"Jussiaea michauxiana" Fern. (excl. type)
*"Jussiaea repens" L. var. grandiflora M. Micheli
*"Jussiaea uruguayensis" Camb.

External resources

*http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/plants/plantid2/descriptions/ludhex.html
*http://www.nwcb.wa.gov/weed_info/Written_findings/Ludwigia_hexapetala.html
*http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LUPE5