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Photographer: Dave Seils
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Family Onagraceae
Ludwigia alternifolia L.
false-loosestrife, seed-box, square-pod water-primrose
Ludwigia: named for Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773), a professor in Leipzig
alternifolia: alternate leaved
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 20"-40" tall forb, usually with many branches; clustered, fleshy, fibrous roots |
| Flower: | yellow to white, 4-parted, 1/2" wide, often found with the petals fallen and only the pinkish sepals remaining; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | alternate, lance-like to linear, mostly stalkless |
| Habitat: | wet; woods, shores |
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