Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Justicia californica (Chuparossa,Desert Hummingbird-bush,wipisimal)
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Habitat: bajada washes
Life Form: shrub,medium Leaf Description: opposite simple Flower Color: red Flowering Period: most of year Spines: spineless Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus family) Abundance: common,widespread Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71 page 7 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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