Ludwigia virgata, also known by the common names savanna primrose-willow and savannah seedbox, is a flowering plant indigenous to the southeastern United States. It is in the family Onagraceae. A perennial, it grows in moist habitats including wet pine savannas and pine flatwoods. The plant generally grows to around 3 ft (0.91 m) tall, with the leaves being around 2.5 in (64 mm) long and 0.5 in (13 mm) wide. Present over the southern half of the Coastal Plain, including the Carolina Sandhills region, ranging north to Dare, Pitt, Johnston, etc. in North Carolina.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Savannah Primrose-willow being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Species
- Ludwigia virgata
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