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
Red-tinged sepals & forming seed capsules
Bald Eagle Preserve (Centre Co)
by Maria G. Pavlova on 08/23/2026
The seed box
At the end of the season they have fallen off and all that remains are the unique looking seed capsules
Lansford (Carbon Co)
by Pap Knauss on 08/31/2022
Mature seed capsules
After sepals fall off, the seed capsules remain