Onagraceae
Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Ludwigia
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Ludwigia alternifoliaOnagraceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Belarusian
- Людвігія чырваналістая
- English
- Seedbox, Bushy seedbox, Rattlebox
Synonyms
- Isnardia alternifolia (L.) DC.
- Isnardia alternifolia var. salicifolia (Poir.) DC.
- Isnardia alternifolia var. uniflora (Raf.) DC.
- Isnardia aurantiaca DC.
- Ludwigia alternifolia var. alternifolia
- Ludwigia alternifolia var. linearifolia Britton
- Ludwigia alternifolia var. pubescens E.J.Palmer & Steyerm.
- Ludwigia alternifolia var. typica Munz
- Ludwigia angustifolia var. ramosissima (Walter) Poir.
- Ludwigia aurantiaca Raf.
- Ludwigia macrocarpa Michx.
- Ludwigia microcarpa Link
- Ludwigia pruinosa Raf.
- Ludwigia ramosissima Walter
- Ludwigia salicifolia Poir.
- Ludwigia uniflora Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.