Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Justicia crassifolia
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Justicia crassifolia
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Justicia crassifolia
COMMON NAME:
thickleaf water-willow
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
)
Patrick D. McMillan pdmjcrassifolia_ths
June
Peduncles commonly longer than subtending leaves, often surpassing the stem, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
)
Patrick D. McMillan pdmjcrassifolia_ths1
June
Calyx lobes linear, 1-1.5cm long, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
)
Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_justicia_crassifolia
July
Corolla 2-2.5cm long; lips longer than tube, lower lip striped, per Flora of the southeastern United States (JK Small, 1913).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Justicia crassifolia
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Justicia crassifolia
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Justicia crassifolia
2486
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA - -
Rare
Look for it in flatwoods, cypress ponds, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Violet
(with purple markings)
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
2-lipped corolla, upper lip notched? lower three-lobed
2 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!