Ludwigia nervosa (Poir.) H.Hara

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Ludwigia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 1.75-4.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.75 - 4.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Wet places.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ludwigia nervosa world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Ludwigia nervosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:144384-2
WFO ID wfo-0000443447
COL ID 3WDCN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734502
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Synonyms

Jussiaea nervosa f. microphylla Jussiaea maypurensis Jussiaea pauciflora Jussiaea nervosa Ludwigia hondurensis Ludwigia nervosa Corynostigma jussiaeoides Jussiaea palmitensis Jussiaea yacumensis Jussiaea marginata Jussiaea commersonii Jussiaea nervosa var. glaberrima Jussiaea nervosa var. microphylla Jussiaea nervosa f. foliosa Jussiaea nervosa f. salicina Jussiaea nervosa var. pubescens Jussiaea nervosa var. marginata