Native Plants
Justicia pilosella
Justicia pilosella (Nees) Hilsenb.
Hairy Tube-tongue, Gregg's Tube-tongue, False Honeysuckle
Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
USDA Symbol: JUPI5USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Siphonoglossa pilosella
Hairy Tube Tongue
Acanthaceae
Location: 45 m W of Oakwell Farms Pky & scattered on N side of E-W path--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Half day shade. Normal moisture. Alkaline, alluvial soil. Large colonies.
Description: Perennial from woody base. Low spreading, much branched. Stems hirsute. Leaves oval, sessile, light green, glabrous, to 25 x 14 mm. Corolla tube a cylinder, 2 lipped, light purple.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 14, 1987
Specimen number: 126
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0318
Accession Date: May 3, 1993
Accession Number: 26
Annotations: SCFRB