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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia suffruticosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Shrubby Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia suffruticosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10 (2021)
Ludwigia suffruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-014:
Ludwigia suffruticosa FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia suffruticosa
COMMON NAME:
Shrubby Seedbox
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Jerry Bright jeb_072608_027
July Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Flowers in a terminal headlike cluster; flowering stems 12-32" tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Jerry Bright jeb_072608_136
July Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Sepals widely ovate (petals absent), per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia suffruticosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia suffruticosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 10
Ludwigia suffruticosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-014:
Ludwigia suffruticosa
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia suffruticosa
2343
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Periodically to seasonally flooded portions of limesink ponds (dolines) and pondcypress savannas of clay-based Carolina bays, other seasonally ponded wetlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA & SC Coastal Plain (rare in NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles almost absent or to 5mm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Sepals pale green, creamy-white
4 sepals
Petals absent, usually
4 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p340
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p400
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p302
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