Justicia longii
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| Species: | J. longii
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| Justicia longi Hilsenb.
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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
- ^ NRCS. "Justicia longii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688