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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia maritima
FAMILY
Onagraceae
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Read more about Harper's Seedbox at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia maritima
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Ludwigia maritima
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-007:
Ludwigia maritima FAMILY Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia maritima
COMMON NAME:
Harper's Seedbox, Seaside Seedbox
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Keith Bradley kab_l_maritima_4620
October Lee County FL
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve
Petals slightly longer than wide. Stylopodium prominent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Keith Bradley kab_l_maritima_70439
October Polk County FL
Hatchineha Ranch
Stems erect, branched, pubescent. Capsules cubical, 4-angled, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ludwigia maritima
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ludwigia maritima
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Ludwigia maritima
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 137-01-007:
Ludwigia maritima
FAMILY
Onagraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ludwigia maritima
3988
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: pine savannas, pine flatwoods, bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow?
4 sepals
4 petals
4 stamens
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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