Ludwigia hyssopifolia, called seedbox and linear leaf water primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ludwigia, native to the New World Tropics and widely introduced to the rest of the world's tropics.[2] A serious weed of rice paddies, a single plant can produce 250,000 seeds.[3]

Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Stem may be green or purple
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species:
L. hyssopifolia
Binomial name
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Fissendocarpa linifolia (Vahl) Bennet
    • Jussiaea fissendocarpa Haines
    • Jussiaea hyssopifolia G.Don
    • Jussiaea linifolia Vahl
    • Jussiaea micrantha Kunze
    • Jussiaea weddelii Micheli
    • Ludwigia linifolia (Vahl) R.S.Rao
    • Ludwigia micrantha (Kunze) H.Hara

References

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  1. ^ Garcia de Orta 5: 471 (1957)
  2. ^ a b "Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. ^ Catindig, JLA; Lubigan, RT; Johnson, D (15 August 2017). "Ludwigia hyssopifolia". irri.org. International Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 18 January 2021. The dirty dozen