Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Ludwigia elegans 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.
Easily confused with
- Ludwigia peruviana
- Ludwigia hexapetala
- Ludwigia bonariensis
- Ludwigia grandiflora
- Ludwigia octovalvis
- Ludwigia peploides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Onagraceae
- Genus
- Ludwigia
- Species
- Ludwigia elegans
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