Onagraceae
Marsh seedbox
Ludwigia palustris
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Ludwigia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Marsh seedbox
Synonyms
- Dantia palustris Des Moul.
- Isnardia ascendens Hall ex Eaton & Wright
- Isnardia nitida Poir.
- Isnardia palustris L.
- Isnardia palustris f. submersa Glück
- Isnardia palustris var. americana DC.
- Isnardia palustris var. riparia Boenn.
- Isnardia palustris var. rivularis Boenn.
- Jussiaea isnardia E.H.L.Krause
- Ludwigia apetala Walter
- Ludwigia nitida Michx.
- Ludwigia palustris f. elongata Fassett
- Ludwigia palustris f. submersa Eames
- Ludwigia palustris var. americana (DC.) Fernald & Griscom
- Ludwigia palustris var. inundata Svenson
- Ludwigia palustris var. liebmannii H.Lév.
- Ludwigia palustris var. nana Fernald & Griscom
- Ludwigia palustris var. pacifica Fernald & Griscom
- Ludwigia palustris var. typica Fernald & Griscom
- Quadricosta palustris Dulac
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.