Hampshire Purslane vs Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia palustris compared with Ludwigia peruviana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hampshire Purslane	Peruvian primrose-willow
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 palustris	Ludwigia peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Hampshire Purslane and Peruvian primrose-willow share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ludwigia.

Conservation Status

Hampshire Purslane

NE — Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hampshire Purslane	Peruvian primrose-willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hampshire Purslane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

Peruvian primrose-willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States