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Justicia americana (L.) Vahl
American water-willow

       
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Synonyms:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

  DIAM2 Dianthera americana L.
  DIAMS Dianthera americana L. var. subcoriacea (Fernald) Shinners
  JUAMS Justicia americana (L.) Vahl var. subcoriacea Fernald
  JUMO2 Justicia mortuifluminis Fernald
  JUUM Justicia umbratilis Fernald
 

Distribution:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

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USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 27 species in Justicia
 

Classification:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

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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 americana (L.) Vahl – American water-willow
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

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.

Iowa:
water-willow              Endangered
Michigan:
water-willow              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

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 OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Justicia mortuifluminis:

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 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

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 34352.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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