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Acanthaceae
Justicia

not marked as a favorite taxon Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f.. Common name: Coastal Plain Water-willow, Loose-flower Water-willow. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Swamps, marshes. Distribution: S. VA south to c. peninsular FL, Panhandle FL, and se. AL; s. IL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, K4, S, Daniel (2013); = Dianthera ovata Walter — POWO; = Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f. var. ovata — Fl6, Il, NS, Va, WH3, Long (1970), Wasshausen (1998); ? Justicia humilis Michx. var. humilis — G; < Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f. — GW2, RAB; < Justicia ovata (Walter) Forsyth f. var. ovata — C. Basionym: Dianthera ovata Walter 1788

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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image #1 of Justicia ovata© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Justicia ovata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Rhizomatous and colonial perennial of swamps and marshes.

Stems: Stems simple, smooth.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile to short-petiolate, in 4-7 pairs, elliptic to oval, 2-4 in. long.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a loose spike on a thin stem, becoming looser with time; each flower white to lavender-pink, ½-¾ in. long, bilaterally symmetric, and tubular with 2 lips, the bottom lip 3-lobed (middle lobe larger) and with a patch of dark pink-purple spotting, the upper lobe slightly notched; there are 5 narrow sepals nearly as long as the corolla tube..

Fruits: Fruit a stalked, club-shaped capsule.

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Height: 1-3 ft.

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description: Rhizomatous and colonial perennial of swamps and marshes.

stems: Stems simple, smooth.

leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile to short-petiolate, in 4-7 pairs, elliptic to oval, 2-4 in. long.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a loose spike on a thin stem, becoming looser with time; each flower white to lavender-pink, ½-¾ in. long, bilaterally symmetric, and tubular with 2 lips, the bottom lip 3-lobed (middle lobe larger) and with a patch of dark pink-purple spotting, the upper lobe slightly notched; there are 5 narrow sepals nearly as long as the corolla tube..

fruits: Fruit a stalked, club-shaped capsule.

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