Ludwigia hirtella, commonly called spindleroot, is a species of plant in the evening primrose family that is native to the south-central United States of America.
Description This species is an erect perennial, with alternately arranged leaves that reach a length up to 10 centimeters and a width up to 2.5 centimeters in width. Each flower has four petals that range in length from 7 to 15 millimeters.Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 744-7. Print.
Distribution and habitat L. hirtella's range stretches from New Jersey to Florida and west to Texas.Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
This species has been observed growing in habitats such as wiregrass-longleaf pinewoods, pine-saw palmetto flatwoods, and wet thickets.Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: https://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: P. Adams, Loran C. Anderson, R. F. Doren, D. L. Fichtner, Robert K. Godfrey, Gary R. Knight, R. Kral, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, and R. A. Norris. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Nassau, Okaloosa, and Walton. Georgia: Calhoun and Thomas. Texas: Hardin.
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