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Justicia californica

Chuparossa, Desert Hummingbird-bush, wipisimal

Justicia californica
Justicia californica
Justicia californica
Justicia californica

Life form2, 3: shrub, medium
Habitat: bajada washes
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: opposite
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: ovate
leaf surface3: smooth
leaf margin3: entire
Flower color2: red
Flowering period2: most of year
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Acanthaceae (acanthus family)
Status: common,widespread
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Tinajas Altas area
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument
      Ajo vicinity and BLM land

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

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