Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
Plantae
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- Annual
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
- Biome
- Freshwater wetland
- Range
- North America
- Movement
- Sessile
- Breeding
- Seeds
- Status
- Uncommon
About
Wingleaf Primrose-Willow is a flowering plant native to the central and eastern United States. Its leaves have two leaflets, giving it its name.
Life cycle
- 1.seedA dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
- 2.sproutA first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
- 3.saplingA young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
- 4.matureFully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Species
- Ludwigia decurrens