Pollinator plant

Water primrose

Jussiaea grandiflora

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Common names

2 names · 2 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Water primrose
Other languages (1)
Dutch
  • Waterteunisbloem
Sources & name notes

Names recorded in our plant catalogue, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Onagraceae

Genus-level classification for Jussiaea; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Parts of the United States, Guatemala and Cuba, and South America from Bolivia to southern Brazil and northern Argentina.
Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Water primrose (Jussiaea grandiflora) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Ludwigia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1550716; ID 5H78; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ludwigia grandiflora — Kew Plants of the World Online / WCVP native distribution

    Authored historical synonym, accepted taxon and exact native locality rows inspected in the retained official WCVP v16 index. Taxonomic identity review is retained in this supplement.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: wcvp_names.csv historical synonym line 497931; accepted taxon line 229402; wcvp_distribution.csv native rows 967093, 967094, 967095, 967096, 967097, 967098, 967099, 967100, 967101, 967102, 967103, 967104, 967105, 967106, 967107, 967108, 967109, 967110, 967111, 967112, 967113, 967114, 967115, 967116, 967117, 967118, 967119, 967120, 967121, 967122

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.