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Dianthera americana
About
American water-willow (Justicia americana) is a herbaceous, aquatic flowering plant in the Acanthus family native to North America. It is the hardiest species in the genus Justicia, the other members of which being largely tropical and subtropical, and it is able to survive as far north as USDA zone 4. It is common throughout its range.
- Family
- Acanthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Dianthera americana
- Slug
- dianthera-americana
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Dianthera
- Species
- americana
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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