Onagraceae FAMILY

Ludwigia palustris

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ludwigia palustris is a perennial aquatic plant with slender reddish stems 5 - 30cm long, occasionally to 60cm. The stems are prostrate and rooting below and ascending or floating above[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern and southern Europe; southwest Asia; Africa (north and south); N. America - British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to Mesoamerica

HabitatShallow pools in acid fens[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Shallow water or wet soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].