Justicia americana

Acanthaceae

Mountain, Piedmont

District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water)

1 - 3ft

- ft

Purple, White

Achene (dry, flat seed);

Full Sun

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Flooded, Wet

June - October

muddy margins of shallow freshwater streams, lakes, ponds; wet shores

has underground stems and forms colonies