Justicia americana (L.)Vahl

Locations ofJusticia americana (L.)Vahl in Virginia

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Family
Acanthaceae
Botanical Name
Justicia americana (L.)Vahl
Common Name
Common Water-willow, American Water-willow
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl
Comments
Habitat
Intermittently exposed river shores and stream beds, usually in the open. In the mountains and Piedmont, it is characteristic of cobbly or bouldery shallows along major streams; in the Coastal Plain, it occupies sandy shores and intertidal flats. Locally frequent to common throughout the mountains, Piedmont, and inner Coastal Plain; essentially absent from the outer Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Native

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