Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Myrtales > Onagraceae > Ludwigia > Ludwigia caparosa

Ludwigia caparosa (wingleaf primrose-willow; wingleaf waterprimrose)

Synonyms: Jussiaea caparosa (homotypic); Jussiaea peruviana var. caparosa (homotypic)

Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Mid Summer
Drought Tolerance [1]  None
Fire Tolerance [1]  High
Frost Free Days [1]  4 months 20 days
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Summer
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Fall
Growth Form [1]  Single Crown
Growth Period [1]  Summer
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Annual/Perennial
Propagation [1]  Sprig
Regrowth Rate [1]  Slow
Root Depth [1]  10 inches (25 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Slow
Seed Vigor [1]  Low
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Herb
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  Rapid
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Fruit Color [1]  Brown
Height [1]  4.592 feet (1.4 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 7 Low Temperature: 0 F° (-17.8 C°) → 10 F° (-12.2 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Mostly Shady
Soil Acidity [1]  Very Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Protected Areas

Predators

Eumorpha fasciatus (Banded Sphinx)[3]
Eumorpha vitis (Vine sphinx)[3]

Providers

Pollinated by 
Chrysagria duodecimpunctata[4]
Toxomerus marginatus[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 4Ramirez, N., and Y. Brito. 1992. Pollination Biology in a Palm Swamp Community in the Venezuelan Central Plains. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 110:277-302.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0