Scientific Name
Justicia americana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Justicia americana (L.) Vahl
Park
Amistad National Recreation Area (AMIS)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American waterwillow
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Plantae |
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
Superdivision | Embryophyta |
Division | Tracheophyta |
Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Superorder | Asteranae |
Order | Lamiales |
Family | Acanthaceae |
Genus | Justicia |
Species | Justicia americana |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Poole 2004, Bibkey 648921
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Poole 2004, Bibkey 648921
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: AMIS Plant Certification/Poole 2009
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from Non-NPSpecies format by I&M office
Created Date
10/19/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
briandadelacruz@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/6/2013 2:20:20 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: From USDA Plants Database: Life Form = Forb/herb; Duration = perennial
, Park Species Data Source: Poole 2004, Bibkey 648921
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