Family:

Oangraceae

Ludwigia peploides

Water Primrose

Other Names:

Regional Subspecies:

Occurrence:

Habitat & Site Selection:

Low areas subject to flooding, margins of lakes and streamside

Habit:

Prostrate, often villous herb 10 cm to 1 m high, rooting at nodes or floating with ascending flowering stems, with glossy green leaves on floating stems to 4 m long and prolific bright yellow flowers summer-autumn.

Propagation:

Cuttings which strike readily or from seed.

VALUES:

Wildlife:

Useful in dams.

Ornamental:

Highly ornamental due to attractive leaves and flowers.

Other:

Grazed sparingly by stock.