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Bilateral Symmetry - Acanthus Family

              

Acanthaceae - Acanthus family
Snake-Herb (Narrowleaf Dyschoriste) Dyschoriste linearis
Flower 3/4"-1" wide. Plant is upright to about 12" tall. Thin leaves grow in rings up the stem.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & June 2004, June 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

        

Acanthaceae - Acanthus family
Gregg's Tube-tongue Justicia pilosella (Siphonoglossa pilosella)
This plant's Genus name has changed from the one mentioned in most guide books.
Tube flower about 1/2" wide and 1/2" long. Flower can be rose or white. Flower falls off easily when bumped. Upright to sprawling stems 6"-12" long.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & June 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Coke)

Similar Species

American Water-willow Justicia americana
Lavender/pink/white flowers on spikes above leaves, 3 long petals with center with purple spots, top corolla purple to white. 4" long narrow leaves. Anthers are purple/red. Lives at water's edge. Grows to 1 1/2 feet tall in dense clumps from creeping rhizomes.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Callahan, Coleman, Brown)