Jussiaea

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Jussiaea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as water primroses, many of which are aquatic or semi-aquatic and can be invasive in wetland habitats.

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Jussiaea canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
affects water flow in invaded habitats
belongsTo angiosperms
core eudicots NERFINISHED
rosids NERFINISHED
canBe invasive
class Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED
commonName water primroses
distribution subtropical regions
tropical regions
warm temperate regions
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole aquatic plant
family Onagraceae NERFINISHED
growthForm herbaceous plants
habitat aquatic environments
semi-aquatic environments
wetlands
hasCharacteristic many species are aquatic or semi-aquatic
hasEcologicalImpact can form dense mats in water bodies
hasFlower showy flowers
hasFlowerColor yellow in many species
hasFruitType capsule
hasLeafArrangement alternate leaves
hasLeafType simple leaves
hasStemType often creeping or sprawling stems
invasiveIn wetland habitats
isA flowering plant genus
kingdom Plantae
lifeCycle annual in some species
perennial in many species
managementConcern invasive aquatic weed management
namedAfter Antoine Laurent de Jussieu NERFINISHED
occupiesNiche ditches and canals
marsh edges
shallow water margins
order Myrtales NERFINISHED
photosyntheticPathway photosynthetic autotroph
pollination insect-pollinated
propagation by seed
by vegetative fragments
regardedAs weed in some regions
reproduction flowering
taxonRank genus
threatens native wetland vegetation

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Onagraceae includesGenus Jussiaea