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Acanthaceae

Sonoran water-willow

Justicia sonorae Wassh.

Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Justicia

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Sonoran water-willow (Justicia sonorae)
FlowerPhoto: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Sonoran water-willow

Characteristics

Growth habit
Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification 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.