Ludwigia alata Elliott

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Onagraceae

• Scientific Name

  Ludwigia alata Elliott

• Description

  Species Description - Fr broadly cupulate, 3–4 mm, sharply 4-angled or narrowly 4-winged; 2n=48; otherwise much like no. 8 [Ludwigia polycarpa Short & Peter]. Swamps and bogs on the coastal plain; se. Va. to Fla. and Miss. July–Nov.

• Common Names

  wing-cup water-primrose