Ludwigia hyssopifolia
| Ludwigia hyssopifolia | |
|---|---|
| Stem may be green or purple | |
| |
| Flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Ludwigia |
| Species: | L. hyssopifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ludwigia hyssopifolia | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| List
| |
Ludwigia hyssopifolia, called seedbox and linear leaf water primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ludwigia, native to the New World Tropics and widely introduced to the rest of the world's tropics.[2] A serious weed of rice paddies, a single plant can produce 250,000 seeds.[3]
References
- ^ Garcia de Orta 5: 471 (1957)
- ^ a b "Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Catindig, JLA; Lubigan, RT; Johnson, D (15 August 2017). "Ludwigia hyssopifolia". irri.org. International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
The dirty dozen
