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  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Myrtles, Evening Primroses, and Allies
  6. Evening Primrose Family
  7. Primrose-willows
  8. Speedwells and Hebes
  9. Floating Primrose-willow

species 17,548 observations

Floating Primrose-willow

Ludwigia peploides

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

26 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Vine Sphinx, Pearly Wood-nymph, Gaudy Sphinx, Black Langessa Moth 4
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Pissonotus piceus, Common Gallinule, Pale-legged Flea Beetle, Perigaster cretura 4
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Checkered-Skipper, Orange-backed Calligrapher, Common Watersnake, Common Green Darner 18

Children

  • Floating Primrose-willow
  • Floating Primrose-Willow
  • Water Primrose

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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