Ludwigia
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Onagraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Perennial or annual herbs, with alternate usually entire leaves, and axillary or terminal flowers. Stems erect or ascending, sometimes angled, or winged. Calyx-lobes generally persistent. Petals usually 4. Stamens usually 4. Ovary 4-5-celled. Capsule terete, ribbed or winged, septicidally dehiscent. or opening by an apical pore. [Named in honor of C. G. Ludwig, 1709-1773, Professor of Botany at Leipsic] About 25 species, natives of warm and temperate regions, most abundant in North America. Type species: Ludwigia alternifolia L.