Ludwigia alternifolia

Seedbox, Alternate-leaved Seedbox

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Family: Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - Ocotober

Seedbox gets its common name from the cube shape of its seed capsules. Its leaves are alternate and are narrow lance-shaped. Its yellow flowers have four petals and four green sepals.

17 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	17 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	17 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	17 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
17 July 2015 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	14 July 2022 Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA	26 February 2019 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (remnant seed capsules)	26 February 2019 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (remnant seed capsules)
25 January 2022 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (remnant seed capsules)	25 January 2022 Leopold's Preserve, Haymarket, VA (remnant seed capsule)

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