Justicia longii

Justicia longii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species: J. longii
Binomial name
Justicia longi
Hilsenb.

Justicia longii (longflower tube tongue)[1] is an herbaceous perennial subshrub in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae) found in the Arizona Upland of the Sonoran Desert.[2]:34 Each of its white flowers blooms in the evening and lasts only a single night.[2]:34 The next morning the corollas fall, littering the ground with a white carpet.[2]:34 It has a long bloom season from April to October.[2]:34

References

  1. "Justicia longii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
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