Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb. is a plant in the Acanthaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb. (Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb.)
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Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb.

Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb.

Justicia pilosella is an Acanthaceae perennial flowering herb native to the south-central US and east-central Mexico.

Family
Genus
Justicia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb.

Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb., with synonyms Siphonoglossa pilosella and Monechma pilosella, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It has the common names hairy tube-tongue, Gregg's tube tongue, and false honeysuckle. This species is native to New Mexico, Texas, and east-central Mexico. It is a perennial herb that grows up to 1 foot (30 centimeters) tall, and is most often found growing in clearings and forest edges in rocky or gravelly soils.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Acanthaceae Justicia

More from Acanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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