Plants Profile for Ludwigia grandiflora grandiflora (large-flower primrose-willow)

General Information
Symbol:	LUGRG2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Onagraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb Subshrub
Native Status:	L48 I
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
JUGR5	Jussiaea grandiflora Michx., non Ruiz & Pav.
JUMI4	Jussiaea michauxiana Fernald, nom. illeg.
JUREG3	Jussiaea repens L. var. grandiflora (Michx.) Micheli
JUUR2	Jussiaea uruguayensis Camb.
LUUR	Ludwigia uruguayensis (Camb.) H. Hara	Uruguayan primrose-willow
LUURM	Ludwigia uruguayensis (Camb.) H. Hara var. major (Hassler) Munz

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Onagraceae – Evening Primrose family
Genus	Ludwigia L. – primrose-willow
Species	Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet – large-flower primrose-willow
Subspecies	Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. grandiflora – large-flower primrose-willow

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Noxious Weed Information
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South Carolina Ludwigia uruguayensis Uruguay primrose Plant pest

Wetland Status

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