Ludwigia peploides

TaxID: 13119

Basic Information

Ludwigia peploides

Floating primrose-willow, Water Primrose

Ludwigia peploides is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names floating primrose-willow and creeping water primrose. It is native to Australia, North America, and South America, but it can be found on many continents and spreads easily to become naturalized. It is well known as a troublesome aquatic noxious weed that invades water ecosystems and can clog waterways. This is perennial herb which grows in moist to wet to flooded areas. The stem can creep over 2 meters long, sometimes branching. It spreads to form mats on the mud, or floats ascending in the water. The leaves are several centimeters long and are borne in alternately arranged clusters along the stem. The flower has 5 to 6 lance-shaped sepals beneath a corolla of 5 or 6 bright yellow petals up to 2.4 centimeters long. The fruit is a hard, cylindrical capsule.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Myrtales

Onagraceae

Ludwigia

peploides

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Ludwigia peploides
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(c) J. Richard Abbott@BY-NC
Ludwigia peploides
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(c) Wayne Dumbleton@BY-NC-SA
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(c) observer26@BY-NC
Ludwigia peploides
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(c) oliviemae@BY-NC
Ludwigia peploides
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(c) jsardell@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 (31 records)

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

Country Status Year Added
Austria IAS of Union concern 2016
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2016
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2016
Switzerland Regulated Invasive Alien Plant 2008
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2016
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2016
Germany IAS of Union concern 2016
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2016
Spain IAS of Union concern 2016
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2016
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Distribution (48 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Argentina Present —
Australia Present —
Belgium Present —
Benin Present —
Belize Present —
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Present —
Brazil Present —
Canada Present —
Chile Present —
China 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 (15 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
SDH3487-15 - rbcLa 552 United States 2013-05-22 33.47212, -117.4688
SDH3487-15 - matK 764 United States 2013-05-22 33.47212, -117.4688
SDH3487-15 - ITS2 340 United States 2013-05-22 33.47212, -117.4688
NLFLM4319-16 - matK 743 Netherlands 2013-01-09 51.73, 4.33
NLFLM4319-16 - ITS 824 Netherlands 2013-01-09 51.73, 4.33
GBVW498-13 - rbcL 550 Netherlands 2005-06-28 52.134052, 5.5541363
GBVW497-13 - rbcL 536 Netherlands 2005-06-30 52.134052, 5.5541363
GBVW496-13 - rbcL 550 Netherlands 2005-06-30 52.134052, 5.5541363
GBVW495-13 - rbcL 540 France 2005-06-30 46.64237, 2.1940236
GBVW494-13 - rbcL 541 Netherlands 2005-06-29 52.134052, 5.5541363
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Literature