Anglestem Primrose-Willow (Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nutt.) H. Hara)
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↑Range - Expand
Legend | Color |
Native | |
Expanded | |
Native or Not Present | |
Native or Expanded | |
Native or Expanded or Not Present |
This tentative map is based on our own research. It may have limited data on Canada and/or Mexico, and there is some subjectivity in our assignment of plants as introduced vs. expanded. Read more in this blog post.
Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.
This semi-aquatic species has been expanding its range north along the valleys of major rivers, including the Mississippi and Ohio, and there is a small amount of expansion along the east coast. It has also colonized artificial wetlands. Our map marks a broader portion of the range as expanded than BONAP, on the basis of noting a clear pattern that earliest records are restricted from more downstream. Even there, most records are from the 1960's and onward, and this plant may have had a much more restricted range prior to that date, so the true expanded range may be even broader than our map currently shows.
↑Links & External Resources
• Ludwigia leptocarpa (anglestem primrose-willow) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)
• Ludwigia leptocarpa | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)
• Ludwigia leptocarpa | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)
• Ludwigia leptocarpa | Flora of North America (About This Site)
• Ludwigia leptocarpa | Missouri Plants (About This Site)
• Angle-stemmed Primrose-willow | Maryland Biodiversity Project (About This Site)
• Ludwigia leptocarpa (Nuttall) Hara (Angle-stem Primrose-willow, Angle-stem Water-primrose) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)