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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Acanthus Family
  7. Justicieae
  8. Justiciinae

subtribe

Justiciinae

Justiciinae

Includes
14 native 10 introduced 15 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Water-willow 12 native
  • Foldwings 2 native
  • Rungia
  • Ribbon Bushes
  • Brazilian Red-cloak
  • Dianthera
  • Rhinacanthus

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Justiciinae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Gregg's Tube Tongue Justicia pilosella caterpillars 9 flowers 1
  • American Water-willow Justicia americana caterpillars 7 food 3 flowers 95
  • Runyon's Water Willow Justicia runyonii caterpillars 7 flowers 2
  • Justicia turneri caterpillars 7
  • Looseflower Water-willow Justicia ovata caterpillars 5 flowers 1
  • Lance-leaved Water-willow Justicia lanceolata caterpillars 5
  • Everglades Water-willow Justicia angusta caterpillars 4 flowers 1
  • Branched Foldwing Dicliptera brachiata caterpillars 4
  • Chuparosa Justicia californica caterpillars 3 flowers 41
  • Sixangle Foldwing Dicliptera sexangularis caterpillars 3 flowers 2
  • Wright's Justicia Justicia wrightii caterpillars 3
  • Justicia pringlei caterpillars 3
  • Justicia warnockii caterpillars 3
  • Thickleaf Water-willow Justicia crassifolia caterpillars 1
  • Cooley's Water-willow Justicia cooleyi
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