Quercus

Common Water-primrose

Ludwigia hexapetala

Native status: sources disagree

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

8CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including SC

Genus host records with ranges including SC · Ludwigia

  • Alypia wittfeldiiWittfeld's Forester Moth
  • Elophila gyralisWaterlily Borer Moth
  • Eudryas unioPearly Wood-Nymph
  • Eumorpha fasciatusBanded Sphinx
  • Junonia coeniaCommon Buckeye
  • Langessa nomophilalisBlack Langessa
  • Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
  • Parapoynx seminealisFloating-Heart Waterlilly Moth, Waterlily Casebearer
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
4BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Ludwigia

  • Aix sponsaWood Duck
  • Fulica americanaAmerican Coot
  • Gallinula galeataCommon Gallinule
  • Porzana carolinaSora
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Onagraceae
Flower color
Yellow

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Common Water primrose; Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. hexapetala

Conservation status

South Carolina rankNot available
Global rank[GNR]
SC statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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