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Ludwigia decurrens Walt.
wingleaf primrose-willow
Symbol: LUDE4
Group: Dicot
Family: Onagraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Click on this Photograph of Ludwigia decurrens (wingleaf primrose-willow) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth, TX. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
LUDE4 Ludwigia decurrens Walt.
 

JUDE5

Jussiaea decurrens (Walt.) DC.
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Plant Distribution by State

Ludwigia decurrens Walt.

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Related Taxa:
Ludwigia decurrens Walt.

View 12 genera in Onagraceae, 33 species in Ludwigia

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Classification:
Ludwigia decurrens Walt.

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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 decurrens Walt. – wingleaf primrose-willow

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Threatened and Endangered Plant Information:
Ludwigia decurrens Walt.
This plant is 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 protected plant list for that location.
Indiana:
       primrose willow     Rare
Pennsylvania:
       upright primrose-willow     Endangered

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Invasive Information:
Ludwigia decurrens Walt.
        wingleaf primrose-willow
This plant is considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Ludwigia decurrens Walt.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ludwigia decurrens Walt.

View species account or photographs 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 27343.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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