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Ludwigia peploides subsp. glabrescens
Photo is of parent taxon
Stems

glabrous.
Leaves

alternate, usually not fascicled;

stipules symmetrical;

petioles of basal leaves 0.7–2.5 cm, those of distal leaves 0.7–6 cm;

blade (2–)4–10 cm, apex eglandular-mucronate, surfaces shiny, glabrous.
Flowers

anthers subequal, 1.2–1.4 mm;

ovary 14–20 mm, apex somewhat broader, glabrous or with scattered hairs, stigma usually exserted beyond anthers, rarely as long as anthers.
Capsules

25–40 × 3–4 mm, pedicel 35–90 mm.
Seeds

16–18 per locule.
2n

= 16.

Ludwigia peploides subsp. glabrescens
Phenology Flowering summer-early fall.
Habitat Wet places, along slow-moving rivers, streams, canals, ditches, often growing into main channels as aquatic weeds.
Elevation 0–900[–3000] m. (0–3000[–9800] ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; AR; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; MO; MS; NC; NE; NJ; NY; OH; OK; PA; SC; TN; TX; VA; WV; South America (Venezuela)
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 10.
Parent taxa Onagraceae > subfam. Ludwigioideae > Ludwigia > sect. Jussiaea > Ludwigia peploides
Sibling taxa
L. peploides subsp. montevidensis, L. peploides subsp. peploides
Synonyms Jussiaea repens var. glabrescens, J. boydiana, L. peploides var. glabrescens
Name authority (Kuntze) P. H. Raven: Reinwardtia 6: 394. (1964)
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