Ludwigia erecta
Yerba De Jicotea
Also known as: Isnardia discolor Klotzsch +14 more
- Isnardia discolor Klotzsch
- Jussiaea acuminata Sw.
- Jussiaea acuminata var. latifolia Griseb.
- Jussiaea acuminata var. longifolia Griseb.
- Jussiaea altissima Perr. ex DC.
- Jussiaea declinata Sessé & Moc.
- Jussiaea erecta L.
- Jussiaea erecta var. plumeriana DC.
- Jussiaea erecta var. plumieriana DC.
- Jussiaea erecta var. sebana DC.
- Jussiaea nubica Hochst. ex Oliv.
- Jussiaea onagra Mill.
- Jussiaea plumeriana (DC.) Bello
- Jussiaea plumieriana Bello
- Jussiaea ramosa J.Jacq. ex Rchb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Onagraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Ludwigia erecta (commonly known as Yerba De Jicotea) is an annual or shrub belonging to the Onagraceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Southwestern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe