Justicia longii

Justicia longii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species:
J. longii
Binomial name
Justicia longii
Hilsenb.

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

This species is also present in the Sierra de La Libertad of the central desert in Baja California and in Sonora, Mexico.

References

  1. ↑ NRCS. "Justicia longii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN 9780762773688
  3. ↑ Rebman, Jon P.; Gibson, Judy; Rich, Karen (15 November 2016). "Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Baja California, Mexico" (PDF). Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 45. San Diego Natural History Museum: 27.