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§1 Plant

Ludwigia decurrens Walter

vernacular wingleaf primrose-willow — species · Onagraceae


USDA
LUDE4
GBIF
5421002
Rank
species
wingleaf primrose-willow (Ludwigia decurrens)
Platephotograph · Michael J. PapayCC BY source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Duration
Annual, Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Onagraceae Juss.
Genus
Ludwigia
§2a

Native status, by region

  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
  • PR Puerto Rico Native
§2b

County-level range

· 430 counties across 13 states/territories
Legend Native · 430 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
None
Shade
Low
Moisture use
High
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
None
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
7 °F minimum
Frost-free days
140 min.
Precipitation
28–55 in/yr
pH range
4–6
Root depth
10 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Crown
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Short
Mature height
4.5 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Mid Summer
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
No
Propagation
sprigs
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 430 counties across 13 states/territories.

Alabama view state ↗ 25 N
Arkansas view state ↗ 54 N
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N
Florida view state ↗ 28 N
Georgia view state ↗ 21 N
Kentucky view state ↗ 48 N
Louisiana view state ↗ 60 N
Maryland view state ↗ 5 N
Mississippi view state ↗ 52 N
North Carolina view state ↗ 73 N
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 1 N
Virginia view state ↗ 56 N
West Virginia view state ↗ 6 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/LUDE4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5421002 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

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