Ludwigia hexapetala

TaxID: 1450660

Basic Information

Ludwigia hexapetala

Water Primrose, water-primrose

Ludwigia hexapetala, the water primrose, is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Onagraceae. Native to Central and South America, its habitat includes the margins of lakes, ponds, ditches, and streams. Its stems may be immersed or fully emergent. It is a noxious invader of aquatic ecosystems in North America.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Myrtales

Onagraceae

Ludwigia

hexapetala

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Photos (5 photos)

Ludwigia hexapetala
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(c) Nick Cecchi@BY-NC
Ludwigia hexapetala
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(c) Shane Hanofee@BY-NC
Ludwigia hexapetala
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(c) Shane Hanofee@BY-NC
Ludwigia hexapetala
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(c) Tomás Carranza Perales@BY
Ludwigia hexapetala
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(c) olivia-hurd@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (0 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

No quarantine status records available.

Distribution (23 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Belgium Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present
Chile Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Ecuador Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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