Floating primrose-willow ~ Ludwigia peploides Unlike most scientific names, I was able to remember Ludwigia from the beginning, since it brought to mind Ludwig van Beethoven. Linnaeus named the genus in honor of a different Ludwig: Christian Gottlieb Ludwig (1709-1773), a German physician and botanist born in Brieg, Silesia. Today, botanist Ludwig is remembered primarily […]

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