Acanthaceae

Arizona water-willow

Dianthera candicans (Nees) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hemsl.

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Dianthera

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Arizona water-willow (Dianthera candicans) — FlowerPhoto: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Arizona water-willow

Synonyms

Adhatoda candicans Nees
Ecbolium candicans (Nees) Kuntze
Jacobinia candicans Benth. & Hook.f.
Jacobinia candicans var. subglabra (S.Watson) L.D.Benson
Jacobinia ovata A.Gray
Jacobinia ovata var. subglabra S.Watson
Justicia candicans (Nees) L.D.Benson
Justicia candicans var. subglabra (S.Watson) L.D.Benson

Flowers

In flower: March to April, September to January (from 80 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Oscar Alejandro Morales Juárez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: brettaugust, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Isaac Krone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.