Onagraceae
Ludwigia

Ludwigia repens J.R.Forst.

First published in Fl. Amer. Sept.: 22 (1771), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is U.S.A. to El Salvador, Caribbean. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Bahamas, Bermuda, California, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Jamaica, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

Introduced into:

Austria, Bangladesh, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Spain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Greuter, W. & al. (eds.) (2021). Flora de la republica de Cuba : Serie A, Plantas vasculares 26: 1-166.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Nobis, M. & al. (2019). Contribution to the flora of Asian and European contries: new national and regional vascular plant records, 8. Botany Letters 166: 153-188.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort. [Cited as Ludwigia adscendens.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Britton, N. (1918). Flora of Bermuda: 1-585. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2021). Flora of North America North of Mexico 10: 1-456. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Nobis, M. & al. (2019). Contribution to the flora of Asian and European contries: new national and regional vascular plant records, 8. Botany Letters 166: 153-188.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [11518] Tanzania K003853792 Yes
Haarer, Q.E. [944] Tanzania K003853784 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [20186] Tanzania K003853769 Yes
Geilinger [s.n.] Tanzania K003853782 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24703] Tanzania K003853773 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K660] Tanzania K003853760 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K654] Tanzania K003853761 Yes
R.W. [535] Tanzania K003853791 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [12297] Tanzania K003853771 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [2335] Tanzania K003853781 Yes
Eggers, H.F.A.von [4339] Bahamas, The K000975309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [19236] Tanzania K003853772 Yes
Ehrenberg, C.G. [s.n.] K000742283 Unknown Type Material Yes
Koritschoner, H. [2069] Tanzania K003853785 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44580] Tanzania K003853759 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [24825] Tanzania K003853770 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [11194] Tanzania K003853774 Yes
Wright, C. [2553] Cuba K000975310 Type Yes
Greenway, P.J. [2755] Tanzania K003853793 Yes
Geilinger [3200] Tanzania K003853780 Yes
Houngnon, P. [5559] Benin K003852723 Yes
Bjornstad, A. [667] Tanzania K003853764 Yes
Hooper, S.S.; Townsend, C.C.; Mwasumbi, L. [2079] Tanzania K003853779 Yes
Conrads [5707] Tanzania K003853765 Yes
B. Mhoro [1250] Tanzania K003853776 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [5201] Tanzania K003853794 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [E6755] Tanzania K003853766 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [5248] Tanzania K003853786 Yes
Tanner, R. [4339] Tanzania K003853790 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [3396] Tanzania K003853787 Yes
Tweedie [3539] K003853777 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K/666] K003853783 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [5201] Tanzania K003853795 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44643] Tanzania K003853762 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44393] Tanzania K003853763 Yes
Richards, M. [24199] Tanzania K003853778 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B7484] Tanzania K003853788 Yes
Peter, G.A. [44580] Tanzania K003853758 Yes
Greenway, P.J. [s.n.] Tanzania K003853796 Yes
Batty, M. (Mrs.) [1284] Tanzania K003853767 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [13742] Tanzania K003853768 Yes
Haarer, A.E. [2497] Tanzania K003853789 Yes
Batty, M. (Mrs.) [151] Tanzania K003853775 Yes
Purdie [s.n.] Jamaica Ludwigia natans var. rotundata K003855406 Yes
Wright, C. [2552] Cuba Ludwigia natans var. rotundata K003855407 Yes
Jeffrey, C.; Trujillo, B. [2364] Venezuela Ludwigia natans K003856176 Yes
Schunke Vigo, J. [6419] Peru Ludwigia natans K003856100 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images