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]
Ludwigia hyssopifolia | |
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Stem may be green or purple | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Onagraceae |
Genus: | Ludwigia |
Species: | L. hyssopifolia
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Ludwigia hyssopifolia | |
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References
edit- ^ 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.
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