Ludwigia palustris
naturalizedOnagraceae

Ludwigia palustris

Water Purslane

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Ludwigia palustris is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names marsh seedbox, Hampshire-purslane and water purslane. Its native distribution is unclear, but includes parts of the Americas; it can be found on most continents and spreads easily to become naturalized. It is also cultivated as an aquarium plant. This is an aquatic or semiaquatic perennial herb which grows in moist to wet to flooded areas. It is sometimes...

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Seasonality

Only 0 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

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Where documented · 34 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 44 · GBIF 42 records