Anglestem primrose willow
Ludwigia leptocarpa

Family: Onagraceae

What it is like

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are long and narrow. The flowers are in the axils of the leaves.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet grass savannah. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Angola, Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, CAR, Chad, Colombia, Congo DR, Congo R, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, El Salvador, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinée, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North America, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, West Africa, West Indies, Zambia, Zimbabwe

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Spice

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ruta, Rutn

Synonyms

Jussiaea leptocarpa Nutt.;