UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Ludwigia hexapetala

Ludwigia peploides

false loosestrife, water primrose

floating primrose-willow

Ludwigia hexapetala

Ludwigia peploides
Flowering time June-August June-September
Habitat Swamps, lakes, and streams. Noxious; ponds, slow streams, and sloughs.
Distribution
Scattered locations throughout Washington; along Columbia River near Portland, OR, introduced in much of North America.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in King County in Washington; otherwise northern Oregon to California, east across the southwestern U.S. and southern Great Plains to eastern North America.
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Origin Introduced from South America Introduced
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
L. palustris, L. peploides
L. hexapetala, L. palustris
Subordinate taxa
L. peploides ssp. montevidensis
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