Ludwigia alternifolia gallery
A wetland dweller with solitary yellow flowers and cubic seed capsules
Bushy Seedbox Gallery
Flower with bug
Preston Park (Butler Co)
by Mark Welchley on 07/17/2013
Plant in bloom
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 07/22/2022
Sepals & ovary
The flower petals of the seedbox only stay on the plant for a day. Only the four sepals and the fertilized ovary remain.
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 07/22/2022
Flower and leaves
Bald Eagle Preserve (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 07/28/2018
Sepals
After a while the sepals turn a lovely shade of red
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 08/10/2022
The seed box
At the end of the season they have fallen off and all that remains are the unique looking seed capsules