Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This is a less familiar species than is its "cousin" (J. americana), in part because it often grows in mosquito-infested places. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Justicia ovata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Justicia ovata var. ovata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-05-002:
Justicia ovata
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Justicia ovata
COMMON NAME:
Coastal Plain Water-willow, Looseflower Water-willow
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_diov2_001_lvd