Ludwigia alternifolia L. var. linearifolia Britton
Ludwigia alternifolia L. var. pubescens Palmer & Steyerm.
Ludwigia alternifolia L. var. typica Munz
Ludwigia alternifolia L.
Seedbox, rattlebox
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7/26/2012 · By Jacquelyn Boyt 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Myrtales | Includes myrtles, leadwoods, loosestrifes, pomegranates, evening primroses, many others |
| Family | Onagraceae | Willowherb/evening primrose family |
| Genus | Ludwigia | Named for Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773), German botanist, plant collector and a professor of medicine in Leipzig |
| Species | alternifolia | From Latin alternus, “alternate,” and folium,—alternating leaves on the stem |
Ludwigia alternifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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