Ludwigia peploides (Water Primrose) - Non-Native

 August 2004, Shore of Legg Lake, 

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, Los Angeles County, CA

August 2004, Shore of Legg Lake, 

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, Los Angeles County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Water Primrose

SPECIES: Ludwigia peploides

FAMILY: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: August 2004

LOCATION: Along shore of Legg Lake, Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, Los Angeles County, CA

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Jepson eFlora:

NATURALIZED

Habit: Plant (4)6--14(23) dm, (sub)glabrous, not sticky when fresh. 

Stem: flower shoot floating or creeping. 

Leaf: tip generally not mucronate; petioles 3--20(35) mm. 

Flower: sepals 6--10 mm, +- glabrous; petals 5, 9--13 mm. 

Fruit: pedicel 5--20 mm; body 10--17(20) mm, cylindric or 5-angled. 

Ecology: Lakeshores, streambanks, seasonal wetlands; 

Elevation: < 900 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: NCo, NCoRO, SNF, GV, CCo, SnFrB, SCo, WTR, sw DMoj; 

Distribution Outside California: Oregon, Texas (native?), Central America, South America, Australia. 

Flowering Time: May--Oct 

Synonyms: Jussiaea repens L. var. peploides (Kunth) Griseb.; Jussiaea repens var. californica S. Watson; Jussiaea californica (S. Watson) Jeps.; 

eFlora Treatment Author: Peter C. Hoch & Brenda J. Grewell