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Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau
looseflower water-willow

       
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Photo of Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau
©William S. Justice. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of Systematic Biology, Botany. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

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Distribution:
Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 27 species in Justicia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau var. lanceolata (Chapm.) R.W. Long. . Image Available.
Justicia ovata var. lanceolata
looseflower water-willow
Distribution of Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau var. ovata. . Image Available.
Justicia ovata var. ovata
looseflower water-willow
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Scrophulariales
Family Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus Justicia L. – water-willow
Species Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau – looseflower water-willow
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
water willow              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Justicia ovata (Walter) Lindau

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34357.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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