Characteristics
Dicots
Justicia ovata (Walter)Lindau var. ovata
LOOSEFLOWER WATERWILLOW
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Native OBL (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
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Classification
LAMIALES
Justicia ovata (Walter)Lindau var. ovata - LOOSEFLOWER WATERWILLOW
Citation
JUSTICIA OVATA (Walter) Lindau, in Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 237. 1900.
Dianthera ovata Walter 1788.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Georgetown Co.: Andrews, 14 Jul 1939, Godfrey & Tryon 545 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: BH, CA, CAS, MO). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 476. 2008.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Legend

County
County - Species Present
Source
County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
 
Alachua
USF
 
Baker
USF
 
Bradford
FLAS
 
Clay
FLAS
 
Columbia
FLAS
 
Duval
FLAS
 
Gadsden
FLAS
 
Gilchrist
FLAS
 
Hamilton
FLAS
 
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Dianthera humilis
Dianthera humilis (Michaux) A. W. Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 235. 1870.
BASIONYM: Justicia humilis Michaux 1803.
 
Dianthera ovata
Dianthera ovata Walter, Fl. Carol. 63. 1788.
 
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Georgetown Co.: Andrews, 14 Jul 1939, Godfrey & Tryon 545 (neotype: GH; isoneotypes: BH, CA, CAS, MO). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 476. 2008.
Ecbolium ovatum
Ecbolium ovatum (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 978. 1891.
BASIONYM: Dianthera ovata Walter 1788.
 
Justicia humilis
Justicia humilis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 8. 1803.
 
TYPE: "Carolina ad Floridam",
Specimens and Distribution

Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.

Counties listed: Baker, Flagler, Franklin, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Lee, Levy, Liberty, Marion, McIntosh, Nassau, Orange, Saluda, Wils

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1926 - 2016

Accession No.
Country
State
County
Collection Date
Collector & Collection No
Notes
Image
USA
Florida
Baker Co.
11 Jul 1984
10095
B. F. Hansen
USA
Florida
Flagler Co.
22 May 1979
1752
J. Popenoe
USA
Florida
Franklin Co.
03 Jun 1988
11409
L. C. Anderson
USA
Florida
Hillsborough Co.
17 Aug 2007
s.n.
S. Dickman
USA
Florida
Holmes Co.
18 May 2016
24918
W. D. Longbottom
USA
Florida
Jackson Co.
05 Jul 1979
5964
B. F. Hansen
USA
Florida
Jackson Co.
05 Jul 1979
5811
B. F. Hansen
USA
Florida
Lafayette Co.
29 Jul 1972
71656
R. K. Godfrey
USA
Florida
Levy Co.
11 Jul 1979
6067
B. F. Hansen
USA
Florida
Levy Co.
08 May 1993
21702
S. L. Orzell
Plant Photos
Justicia ovata - 69
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Justicia ovata - 69
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Justicia ovata - 69
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Justicia ovata - 69
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Justicia ovata - 166
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Justicia ovata - 166
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Justicia ovata - 166
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Justicia ovata - 205
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