Ludwigia grandiflora
Ludwigia grandiflora is an aquatic plant of the order Myrtales.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Onagraceae |
| Genus: | Ludwigia |
| Species: | L. grandiflora
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It is closely related and easily confused with Ludwigia hexapetala[2]. The two species can be distinguished at a chromosomal level, because L. grandiflora is hexaploid and L. hexapetala is decaploid[3]. However, they can be distinguished morphologically. L. grandiflora has villous hairs, smaller flowers and smaller pollen grains[3]. Some authorities consider that these differences are too slight to consider these different species and so separate these taxa as two varieties or two subspecies[4][5].
Invasive speciesEdit
Ludwigia grandiflora has been listed on the List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern since 2016[6] and in the United States it is on the South Carolina State-listed Noxious Weed list[7]. It out-competes other plants by forming dense mats at the margins and in ponds[8]. It is introduced to warm temperate areas of North America and Europe and has formed large stable populations, particularly in France[9] .
Life historyEdit
Ludwigia grandiflora can, and does, produce viable seed, but it is also highly effective at vegetative reproduction and apparently recruitment of new plants from seed is low[10]. The large showy flowers attract a wide variety of insects. A study in Belgium, where L. grandiflora is introduced, showed that the flowers are visited by a wide variety of insects including bees, Lepidoptera, beetles and hoverflies[11].
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Jacono, Colette. "Identification of common aquatic water-primrose species, Ludwigia, in Florida" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ a b Zardini, Elsa M.; Gu, Hongya; Raven, Peter H. (1991). "On the Separation of Two Species within the Ludwigia uruguayensis Complex (Onagraceae)". Systematic Botany. 16 (2): 242. doi:10.2307/2419276. JSTOR 2419276.
- ^ Ward, Daniel Bertram (2012). "New combinations in the Florida Flora III". Phytologia. 94 (3): 459–485 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Nesom, Guy; Kartesz, John (2000). "Observations on the Ludwigia Uruguayensis Complex (Onagraceae) in the United States". Castanea. 65 (2): 123–125. JSTOR 4034110.
- ^ "List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern - Environment - European Commission". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
- ^ "South Carolina State Noxious Weeds List | USDA PLANTS". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Ludwigia grandiflora - Bugwoodwiki". wiki.bugwood.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ Dandelot, Sophie; Verlaque, Régine; Dutartre, Alain; Cazaubon, Arlette (2005). "Ecological, Dynamic and Taxonomic Problems Due to Ludwigia (Onagraceae) in France". Hydrobiologia. 551 (1): 131–136. doi:10.1007/s10750-005-4455-0. ISSN 0018-8158.
- ^ Okada, Miki; Grewell, Brenda J.; Jasieniuk, Marie (2009-10-01). "Clonal spread of invasive Ludwigia hexapetala and L. grandiflora in freshwater wetlands of California". Aquatic Botany. 91 (3): 123–129. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2009.03.006. ISSN 0304-3770.
- ^ Stiers, Iris; Triest, Ludwig (2017-10-01). "Low interspecific pollen transfer between invasive aquatic Ludwigia grandiflora and native co-flowering plants". Biological Invasions. 19 (10): 2913–2925. doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1494-1. ISSN 1573-1464.
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