Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Stem may be green or purple
Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Ludwigia
Species:
L. hyssopifolia
Binomial name
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Synonyms
List
    • Fissendocarpa linifolia (Vahl) Bennet
    • Jussiaea fissendocarpa Haines
    • Jussiaea hyssopifolia G.Don
    • Jussiaea linifolia Vahl
    • Jussiaea micrantha Kunze
    • Jussiaea weddelii Micheli
    • Ludwigia linifolia (Vahl) R.S.Rao
    • Ludwigia micrantha (Kunze) H.Hara

Ludwigia hyssopifolia, called seedbox and linear leaf water primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ludwigia, native to the New World Tropics and widely introduced to the rest of the world's tropics. A serious weed of rice paddies, a single plant can produce 250,000 seeds.