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Justicia americana
American water-willow, common water-willow, spike justica
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Justicia americana (L.) Vahl
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Lamiales, Family Acanthaceae, Genus Justicia, Species Justicia americana


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:		RT
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5; TN: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Amistad National Recreation Area	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Blue Ridge Parkway
Buffalo National River	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Hot Springs National Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Monocacy National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Stones River National Battlefield	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 8:44:29 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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