Ludwigia adscendens

Ludwigia adscendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species: L. adscendens
Binomial name
Ludwigia adscendens
(L.) H.Hara
Synonyms[1]
  • Jussiaea adscendens L.
  • Jussiaea diffusa Forssk.
  • Jussiaea repens L.
  • Jussiaea stolonifera Guill. & Perr.
  • Ludwigia stolonifera (Guill. & Perr.) P.H.Raven

Ludwigia adscendens, with common name water primrose,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family. Its native distribution is unclear. It is now a common weed of rice paddies in Asia and occurs also in Australia and Africa,[3] but may have originated in South America.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ↑ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 15 July 2015
  3. ↑ Jiarui Chen, Peter C. Hoch and Peter H. Raven (2007), Flora of China online 13
  4. ↑ Nayek, T.K.; Banerjee, T.C. (1987), "Life history and host specificity of Altica cyanea [Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae], a potential biological control agent for water primrose, Ludwigia adscendens", Entomophaga 32 (4): 407–414, doi:10.1007/BF02372450 External link in |title= (help)


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