Biology:Justicia longii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. longii
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| Binomial name | |
| Justicia longii Hilsenb.
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Justicia longii, the longflower tube tongue,[1] is an herbaceous perennial subshrub in the family Acanthaceae found in the Arizona Upland of the Sonoran Desert.[2]:34 Each of its white flowers blooms in the evening and lasts only a single night.[2]:34 The next morning the corollas fall, littering the ground with a white carpet.[2]:34 It has a long bloom season from April to October.[2]:34
References
- ↑ "Justicia longii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=JULO3. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN:9780762773688
Wikidata ☰ Q15333739 entry
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