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Justicia cooleyi

Justicia cooleyi Monachino & Leonard

Cooley's Water-willow, Cooley's Justicia

Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)

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USDA Symbol: JUCO8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL
Native Distribution: Listed as endangered in the United States.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q1XO
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (FL)
Critical Habitat: N/A
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany

Research Literature

Reslit 2563 - A new species of Justicia from Florida (1959) J. Monachino, E. C. Leonard

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Justicia cooleyi in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Justicia cooleyi in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Justicia cooleyi

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-19
Research By: CBR

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