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Acanthaceae
Justicia

not marked as a favorite taxon Justicia lanceolata (Chapman) Small. Common name: Lanceleaf Water-willow. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Swamps, marshes. Distribution: Se. GA west to TX, north in the Mississippi Embayment to s. IL, s. IN, w. KY.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, S, Tx, Daniel (2013); = Dianthera lanceolata (Chapm.) Small; = Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f. var. lanceolata (Chapm.) R.W.Long — Ar, Fl6, Il, Mo2, NcTx, NS, SFla, Tn, WH3, Long (1970), Wasshausen (1998); < Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f. — F, GW2, Ok; < Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f. var. ovata — C; Dianthera ovata Walter var. lanceolata Chapman. Basionym: Dianthera ovata Walter var. lanceolata Chapm. 1860

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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