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§1 Plant

Ludwigia palustris (L.) Elliott

vernacular marsh seedbox — species · Onagraceae

USDA
LUPA
GBIF
5421025
Rank
species
marsh seedbox (Ludwigia palustris)
Platephotograph · Erin HaaseCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Onagraceae Juss.
Genus
Ludwigia
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • HI Hawaii Introduced
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b

County-level range

· 1,340 counties across 41 states/territories
Legend Native · 1336 Introduced · 4 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
None
Shade
High
Moisture use
High
Fire
None
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
High
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-34 °F minimum
Frost-free days
130 min.
Precipitation
25–60 in/yr
pH range
5–8.5
Root depth
10 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Stoloniferous
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
0.2 ft
Foliage texture
Fine
Foliage colour
Gray-Green
Flower colour
Green
Fruit colour
Yellow
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Spring
Seed abundance
Low
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
No
Propagation
sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Browse palatability
Medium
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1,340 counties across 41 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 41 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
California view state ↗ 22 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 40 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 42 N ▾
Hawaii view state ↗ 4 I ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 70 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 56 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 38 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 63 N ▾
Louisiana view state ↗ 55 N ▾
Maine view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 41 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 30 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 83 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 12 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 19 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 3 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 44 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 83 N ▾
Ohio view state ↗ 75 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Oregon view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 64 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 31 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 65 N ▾
Texas view state ↗ 40 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 88 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 17 N ▾
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
Wisconsin view state ↗ 41 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/LUPA ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5421025 ↗

Record version

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