Onagraceae
Mexican primrose-willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Ludwigia
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Common names
By language (8)
- arz
- لودفيجيا اوكتوفالفيس
- Chinese
- 毛草龙, 水丁香, 扫锅草, 毛草龙根, 水秧草, 水龙, 草里金钗, 草龙
- dag
- Apamabanasooma
- English
- Mexican primrose-willow
- gor
- Lakum Air
- Japanese
- キダチキンバイ, ウスゲキダチキンバイ
- nan
- Chúi-teng-hiang
- Tongan
- Loaano
Synonyms
- Jussiaea occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Jussiaea octovalvis (Jacq.) Sw.
- Jussiaea suffruticosa f. linearifolia (Hassl.) Munz
- Oenothera octovalvis Jacq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: RAJENDRAN T M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: RAJENDRAN T M, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Ludwigia
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- Large-flower primrose-willowLudwigia grandifloraOnagraceae
- Floating primrose-willowLudwigia peploidesOnagraceae
- Creeping primrose-willowLudwigia repensOnagraceae
- Ludwigia sedioidesOnagraceae
- Wingleaf primrose-willowLudwigia decurrensOnagraceae
- Piedmont primrose-willowLudwigia arcuataOnagraceae
- Ludwigia epilobioidesOnagraceae
- Ludwigia ovalisOnagraceae
- Peruvian primrose-willowLudwigia peruvianaOnagraceae
- Ludwigia prostrataOnagraceae
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.