Ludwigia hirtella
hairy seedbox, spindleroot
Family
Onagraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
sessile
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Petals
4
Flower Month
June - September
Height (meters)
0.4 - 1.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
FACW
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
Sepals with long spreading hairs.
Natural History
Hairy Seedbox is an uncommon forb found in wet places of pine forests and prairies of western Louisiana and east Texas.
Habitat
Savannas, swamps, coastal plains, ditches, wet places, pinewoods, and bogs.