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- In Onagraceae
…is another large day-blooming genus, Ludwigia, 75 species of water and marsh plants, mostly of eastern North America, ranging from annual herbs to large shrubs. Some other genera of the family are Boisduvalia; Circaea, enchanter’s nightshade, with hooked bristles on the fruits; Gaura, with small nutlike, indehiscent fruits; Gayophytum, thread-stemmed…
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root system
- In Myrtales: Characteristic morphological features
…oxygen-deficient environment is seen in Ludwigia, a genus of plants found in wet areas. When plants grow in water, air spaces develop in the tissues of the roots and submerged stems, and in L. repens special spongy-tissued respiratory roots grow to the surface of the water. Under ordinary dry-land conditions,…
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