Justicia americana (L.) Vahl

PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
lusticia americana (L.) Vahl
Acanthaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2005
GRUNDY COUNTY 41° 24’ 23.2” N. Lat. 088° 30’
30.7” W. Long. Section 23. North side of Nettle Creek,
west of Pioneer County Road 4000, north of Williams
Road, privately owned [Nusbaumer property?].
Agricultural area with some new residential
development. Elevation approximately 177 meters.
Stream sand and gravel.
Creek margin, with Acer negundo, Elymus virginicus,
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Impatiens capensis,
Lysimachia nummularia, Polygonum persicaria,
Ulmus americana, Vitis riparia. Locally common
rhizomatous perennial in dense colonies in wet gravel
at creek margin, flowers erect, pale purple with darker
lip.
Steven R. Hill 36399 22 June 2005
03680813