Ludwigia sphaerocarpa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyOnagraceae
Family (Traditional)Onagraceae
GenusLudwigia
Species:Ludwigia sphaerocarpa Elliott
Common NameGlobefruit Primrose Willow
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Mudflat; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 4; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value 7
StatusNative; AGCP (OBL), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2005 - 2005

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0156455 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
HTTU022128 Tennessee
HTTU
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156462 White Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156459 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156454 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
APSC0110896 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0245371 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156453 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156461 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
APSC0110894 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
HTTU022127 Tennessee
HTTU
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
HTTU022126 Tennessee
HTTU
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
APSC0008908 Coffee Tennessee 21 Sep 2005 D Estes and J Beck
8364		 APSC
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156460 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156457 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156456 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
TENN-V-0156458 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
APSC0116922 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
APSC0110895 Franklin Tennessee
APSC
Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
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