Justicia brandegeeana
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justicia-brandegeeana-287-11255680
title:
Justicia brandegeeana
text:
Justicia brandegeeana, the Mexican shrimp plant, shrimp plant or false hop, is an evergreen shrub in the genus Justicia of the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Mexico, and also naturalized in Florida. It grows to 1 m tall with spindly limbs. The leaves are oval, green, 3–7.5 cm long. The flowers are white, extending from red bracts which look somewhat like shrimps, hence the common name "shrimp flower". The specific epithet is named for the American botanist Townshend Stith Brandegee (1843
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description:
Species of shrub
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justicia_brandegeeana
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date modified:
2021-09-30T11:35:40Z
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