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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Justicia angusta
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Justicia angusta
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Justicia angusta
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Justicia ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern US (Long, 1970)
Justicia ovata var. angusta
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Justicia crassifolia
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Water-willow, Narrowleaf Water-willow
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmjangustata_burnsl2
June Collier County FL
Peduncles ~ longer than leaves or shorter, bearing 2-few flowers near end, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmjusticia_burnslake4
June Collier County FL
Corolla about 10mm long, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Justicia angusta
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Justicia angusta
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Justicia angusta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Justicia ovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern US (Long, 1970)
Justicia ovata var. angusta
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Justicia crassifolia
2490
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Pond-cypress depressions, roadside ditches, savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Violet
(with purple markings)
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped corolla, upper lip notched? lower three-lobed
2 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Capsule
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