Ludwigia hirtella

Classification	Dicots
Family	Onagraceae
Family (Traditional)	Onagraceae
Genus	Ludwigia
Species:	Ludwigia hirtella Raf.
Common Name	Spindleroot
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; 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; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (OBL) (NWPL); TN[S3] KY[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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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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: Pulaski (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Lewis (TN), Putnam (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1989 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
BEREA017266	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133568		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
31234100733706	Pulaski	Kentucky		Landon E. Mckinney	EKY Ludwigia hirtella
31234100555042	Pulaski	Kentucky		John Richard Abbott	EKY Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0116781	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0109396	Coffee	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133823		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
BEREA017264	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Ludwigia hirtella
BEREA017265	Pulaski	Kentucky			BEREA Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156230	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156240	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0054166	Lewis	Tennessee	08 Aug 1989	R. Kral 76880	APSC Ludwigia hirtella
UOS04563	Franklin	Tennessee	16 Jul 1996	Landon E. McKinney	UOS Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133825		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156233	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156239	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156228	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
UCHT020885	Franklin	Tennessee			UCHT Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0099597	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0091211	Putnam	Tennessee	15 Jun 2017	Mason Brock with Dwayne Estes 1756	APSC Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133822		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133567		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133566		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156241	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156238	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156236	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133569		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133820		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133826		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
31234100555034	Pulaski	Kentucky		John Richard Abbott	EKY Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156231	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156229	Bledsoe	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156232	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0116813	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133565		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133821		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156237	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156235	Cumberland	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
TENN-V-0156234	Coffee	Tennessee			TENN Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0112381	Warren	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia hirtella
APSC0111569	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Ludwigia hirtella
BRIT133824		Tennessee			VDB Ludwigia hirtella

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Ludwigia hirtella

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