Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Ludwigia hyssopifolia, called seedbox and linear leaf water primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ludwigia, native to the New World Tropics and widely introduced to the rest of the world's tropics.[2] A serious weed of rice paddies, a single plant can produce 250,000 seeds.[3]

Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Stem may be green or purple
Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species:
L. hyssopifolia
Binomial name
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Synonyms[2]

References

  1. Garcia de Orta 5: 471 (1957)
  2. "Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. Catindig, JLA; Lubigan, RT; Johnson, D (15 August 2017). "Ludwigia hyssopifolia". irri.org. International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2021. The dirty dozen


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