Ludwigia — 10 species
Botanical species in the genus Ludwigia recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Ludwigia adscendens
Ludwigia adscendens
Family: Onagraceae
Cultivation
Ludwigia adscendens is a plant of the wet tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 25°c, but can tolerate 8 - 30°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,500 - 3,000mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 4,000mm.
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Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Family: Onagraceae
Cultivation
Plants are found in the wild both on clay and humid white sands. The original range of this species is hard to define, but probably somewhere in southeast Asia. It spreads readily as a weed.
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Ludwigia leptocarpa
Ludwigia leptocarpa
Family: Onagraceae
Cultivation
The plant can become a troublesome weed in irrigated rice fields. It has an invasive habit as a colonizer of dried-up stream beds and similar damp locations.
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Ludwigia octovalvis
Ludwigia octovalvis
Family: Onagraceae
Cultivation
The plant has spread virtually throughout the tropics, so that its original range cannot be known. It is listed as 'Invasive' in some Pacific Islands. When growing in water, this plant has two types of roots, one anchors the plant to the soil, whilst the other, which looks like tiny bananas, contains air sacs that keep the plant afloat, and assist respiration.
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Ludwigia palustris
Ludwigia palustris
Family: Onagraceae
Cultivation
Ludwigia palustris is a plant mainly of temperate regions, especially where the winters are not severe. It also extends into the subtropics and has spread into tropical areas of the Americas ans Africa, A plant of shallow water or boggy land, it requires a fertile soil in a warm sunny position.
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