Biology:Ludwigia hyssopifolia

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Ludwigia

Ludwigia hyssopifolia
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Stem may be green or purple
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Flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species:
L. hyssopifolia
Binomial name
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
(G.Don) Exell[1]
Synonyms[2]

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]

References

  1. Garcia de Orta 5: 471 (1957)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:613360-1. 
  3. Catindig, JLA; Lubigan, RT; Johnson, D (15 August 2017). "Ludwigia hyssopifolia". International Rice Research Institute. http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org/training/fact-sheets/item/ludwigia-hyssopifolia. "The dirty dozen" 

Wikidata ☰ Q3847139 entry