FNPS Plant Database

Ludwigia repens

creeping seedbox

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

creeping seedbox

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Ludwigia repens

Family:

Onacraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

0.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Groundcover for the edges of retention ponds. Mitigation (created or restored) wetlands. Can form small floating mats.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Division.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Aquatic ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Organic

Soil pH:

Acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars



  • Larval food for some hawk moths. 


  • Attracts insects.


Native Habitats:

Marshes, dome swamps.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Known as an easy-to-grow aquarium plant.

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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