genus
Primrose-willows
Ludwigia
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native primrose-willows All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Mexican Primrose-willow
Ludwigia octovalvis
caterpillars
4
food
9
flowers
23
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Floating Primrose-willow
Ludwigia peploides
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
18
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Creeping Primrose-willow
Ludwigia repens
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
12
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Water Purslane
Ludwigia palustris
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
13
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Seedbox
Ludwigia alternifolia
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
47
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Angle-stem Primrose-willow
Ludwigia leptocarpa
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
27
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Seaside Primrose-willow
Ludwigia maritima
caterpillars
4
flowers
14
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Wingleaf Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia decurrens
caterpillars
4
flowers
13
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Hairy Primrose-willow
Ludwigia pilosa
caterpillars
4
flowers
13
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Yerba De Jicotea
Ludwigia erecta
caterpillars
4
flowers
12
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Narrowleaf Primrose-willow
Ludwigia linearis
caterpillars
4
flowers
12
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Smallfruit Primrose-Willow
Ludwigia microcarpa
caterpillars
4
flowers
12
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Savannah Primrose-willow
Ludwigia virgata
caterpillars
4
flowers
12
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Cylindricfruit Primrose-willow
Ludwigia glandulosa
caterpillars
4
flowers
12
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Spindleroot
Ludwigia hirtella
caterpillars
4
flowers
12