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Acanthaceae
Justicia

not marked as a favorite taxon Justicia runyonii Small. Common name: Runyon's Water-willow. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Margins of and openings within subtropical woodlands or thorn shrublands on calcareous, alluvial, silty or clayey soils derived from Holocene silt and sand floodplain deposits of the Rio Grande Delta; can be common in narrow openings such as those provided by trails through dense ebony woodlands and is sometimes restricted to microdepressions. Distribution: S. TX and n. Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = NS, Tx; < Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl. — K4, POWO. Basionym: Justicia runyonii Small 1930

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image #1 of Justicia runyonii© Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Justicia runyonii© Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Eric Knight source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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