False Loosestrife vs water-primrose

Ludwigia polycarpa compared with Ludwigia octovalvis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Loosestrife	water-primrose
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family same	Onagraceae	Onagraceae
Genus same	Ludwigia	Ludwigia
Species	Ludwigia polycarpa	Ludwigia octovalvis

Evolutionary Relationship

False Loosestrife and water-primrose share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ludwigia.

Conservation Status

False Loosestrife

LC — Least Concern

water-primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Loosestrife	water-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Loosestrife

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

water-primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).