Ludwigia brevipes (B.H.Long) Eames

• 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 brevipes (B.H.Long) Eames

• Description

  Species Description - Stems prostrate and creeping, or partly floating; lvs 1–3 cm, spatulate or oblanceolate, tapering to the base but scarcely petiolate; pedicels 5–15 mm; sep 4–6 mm; pet yellow, equaling or shorter than the sep; fr clavate, to 10 mm. Shallow water and wet shores at widely scattered stations along the coastal plain from N.J. to S.C.

• Common Names

  coastal plain water-purslane