Acanthaceae
Tropical waterwillow
Justicia sphaerosperma
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Justicia
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Justicia sphaerospermaAcanthaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tropical waterwillow
Synonyms
- Adhatoda sphaerosperma (Vahl) Nees
- Beloperone sphaerosperma (Vahl) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Ecbolium sphaerospermum (Vahl) Kuntze
- Justicia carthagenensis Benth. ex Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
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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.