Ludwigia alata
winged primrose-willow, wing-cup water-primrose
Family
Onagraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate, sessile
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, lanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Petals
no petals
Flower Month
June - September
Height (meters)
0.2 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
OBL
Field Characters
Capsules (fruit) with narrow wings. Glands on leaf margins. 4 wide, ovate sepals. No petals.
Habitat
Swamps, bogs on the coastal plain, marshes.