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Ludwigia peploides
The stem can creep over 2 meters long, sometimes branching. It spreads to form mats on the mud, or floats ascending in the water. The leaves are several centimeters long and are borne in alternately arranged clusters along the stem. The flower has 5 to 6 lance-shaped sepals beneath a corolla of 5 or 6 bright yellow petals up to 2.4 centimeters long. The fruit is a hard, cylindrical capsule.
This city maintained retention pond has a large area of this plant. In Texas it blooms from spring till fall.
Spotted on Jun 28, 2013
Submitted on Jun 29, 2013
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