About Marsh Primrose
Ludwigia peploides is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names floating primrose-willow and creeping water primrose. It is native to Australia, North America, and South America, but it can be found on many continents and spreads easily to become naturalized. It is well known as a troublesome aquatic noxious weed that invades water ecosystems and can clog waterways. This is perennial herb which grows in moist to wet to flooded areas. The stem can creep over 2 meters long, sometimes branching. It spreads to form mats on the mud, or floats ascending in the water. The leaves are several centimeters long and are borne in alternately arranged clusters along the stem.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ludwigia peploides
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Family
- ONAGRACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Onagraceae
Evening-Primrose Family
Marsh Primrose belongs to the Onagraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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