Ludwigia decurrens




Family Onagraceae
Subfamily Ludwigioideae
Scientific name Ludwigia decurrens Walter
Synonyms Diplandra compressa Rafinesque; Diplandra decurrens (Walter) Rafinesque; Diplandra heterophyla Rafinesque; Diplandra montana Rafinesque; Diplandra ovata Rafinesque; Diplandra pumila Rafinesque; Isnardia alternifolia (L.) de Candolle var. uniflora (Rafinesque) de Candolle; Jussiaea alata C. Presl; Jussiaea alata G. Don; Jussiaea bertonii H. Leveille; Jussiaea decurrens (Walter) de Candolle; Jussiaea palustris G. Meyer; Jussiaea pterophora Miquel; Jussiaea tenuifolia Nuttall; Ludwigia jussiaeoides Michaux; Ludwigia uniflora Rafinesque
Common name (Japanese common name) hire-ta-gobo (ヒレタゴボウ, 鰭田牛蒡 [meaning: winged rice paddy gobo (gobo = strong roots weed)])
(English common name) winged water-primrose
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku
(Other nations) USA, Mexico
Tribe Swamp, rice paddy
Chromosomal number n=8, 2n=16
Description Plants electing ca. 1m tall. Leaves 5-12cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Flowers yellow ca. 2.5cm, flowering in August to October. Annual plants.
Reference Ludwigia decurrens Walter
Ludwigia decurrens Walter
Note Naturalized plants (first discovered at Matsuyama City in 1955).



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September 2006
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September 2006
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September 2006
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