Acanthaceae
Shrimpplant
Justicia brandegeeana
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
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Common names
By language (16)
- Afrikaans
- Garnaalbos
- Arabic
- نبات الجمبري, نبات القريدس
- arz
- نبات الجمبرى
- Belarusian
- Белаперона кропельная
- Bulgarian
- Мексиканско скаридено растение
- Cantonese
- 蝦夷花
- Chinese
- 虾衣花, 小蝦花, 麒麟吐珠, 小虾花, 狐尾木
- Dutch
- Garnalenplant
- English
- Shrimpplant
- Finnish
- Käpyjaakonkukka, Onnenkäpy
- hsb
- Stwiny chmjel
- Japanese
- コエビソウ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rekeplante
- Persian
- ناوک
- Portuguese
- Flor-camarão, Camarão-vegetal, Planta-camarão
- Tongan
- ʻAkauʻuoiiki kula, ʻAkauʻuoiiki
Synonyms
- Beloperone guttata Brandegee
- Calliaspidia guttata (Brandegee) Bremek.
- Drejerella guttata (Brandegee) Bremek.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to May (from 138 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Javier Barrios Flores, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rror, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Roula30, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ayesha Hargey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Foster, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.