Ludwigia hirtella
| Ludwigia hirtella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Ludwigia |
| Species: | L. hirtella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ludwigia hirtella (Raf.)
| |
Ludwigia hirtella, commonly called spindleroot,[1] is a species of plant in the evening primrose family that is native to the south-central United States of America.[2]
Description
This species is an erect perennial, with alternately arranged leaves that reach a length up to 10 centimeters and a width up to 2.5 centimeters in width. Each flower has four petals that range in length from 7 to 15 millimeters.[3]
Distribution and habitat
L. hirtella's range stretches from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas.[4]
This species has been observed growing in habitats such as wiregrass-longleaf pinewoods, pine-saw palmetto flatwoods, and wet thickets.[5]
References
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- ^ NRCS. "Ludwigia hirtella". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Kartesz, John T. (2020). "Ludwigia hirtella". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP).
- ^ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 744-7. Print.
- ^ Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: https://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: P. Adams, Loran C. Anderson, R. F. Doren, D. L. Fichtner, Robert K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, and R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Nassau, Okaloosa, and Walton. Georgia: Calhoun and Thomas. Texas: Hardin.
