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Isnardia palustris

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Identification
Ludwigia palustris (Linnaeus) Elliott [family ONAGRACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by (MO), 1982 Ludwigia palustris (Linnaeus) Elliott [family ONAGRACEAE ] Verified by Fernald & Griscom, 1935 Ludwigia palustris (Linnaeus) Elliott [family ONAGRACEAE ] Verified by 1966-67, Ludwigia palustris (Linnaeus) Elliott [family ONAGRACEAE ] Verified by [M. L. Fernald (scripsit), W. T. Kittredge, 1 June 2011], Isnardia palustris Linnaeus [family ONAGRACEAE ] Verified by Not on Sheet,
Related name
  • Isnardia repens
  • Ludwigia nitida
  • Peplis portula
  • Isnardia palustris
  • Isnardia sp.
  • Oldenlandia indet.
  • Ludwigia repens
  • Ludwigia palustris

Flora

Entry for LUDWIGIA palustris Ell. [family ONAGRACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 2, page 503, (1894) Author: (BY W. H. HARVEY.)
Names
LUDWIGIA palustris Ell. [family ONAGRACEAE], Car. Vol. 1. p. 211;—DC. Prod. 3, p. 61. E. Bot. t. 2593. E. & Z.! No. 1763.
Isnardia palustris Linn. [family ONAGRACEAE], Sp. 175.
Information
stem procumbent, creeping, glabrous; leaves opposite, ovate, acute, tapering at base into a petiole, glabrous; flowers axillary, solitary, sessile, without petals; calyx-lobes 4, ovate. Stems 1–2 feet long, subsimple, or with a few erect branches. Leaves, including petiole, 1–1 1/2 inch long. Flowers 2–3 lines long.
Range
A native also of Europe, Asia, and America.
Distribution
SOUTH AFRICA In ditches and marshy places. Near the baths at Kochmanskloof, Swell., E. & Z.! King William's Town, Caffr., Rev. J. Brownlee! Macallisberg, Burke and Zeyher! (Herb. D., Sd., &c.)

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