Acanthaceae
False waterwillow
Andrographis echioides
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Andrographis
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- False waterwillow
- Malayalam
- ഗോപുരംതാങ്ങി
Synonyms
- Erianthera echioides (L.) M.R.Almeida
- Erianthera lobelioides Nees
- Eriathera lobelioides Nees
- Indoneesiella echioides (L.) Sreem.
- Justicia echinoides L.
- Justicia echinoides Crantz
- Justicia echioides L.
- Neesiella echioides (L.) Sreem.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dr.S.Soundarapandian, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: சத்திரத்தான், CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: சத்திரத்தான், CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.