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Taxon

Justicia californica (Benth.) D.N.Gibson

Protologue Fieldiana, Bot. 34: 67. 1972BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Justicia californica--CA.  The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert. 15 Feb 03 015.jpg

Justicia californica--CA. The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert. 15 Feb 03 015.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica--CA.  Moorten Bot. Gard. in Palm Spgs. 15 Feb 03. 030.jpg

Justicia californica--CA. Moorten Bot. Gard. in Palm Spgs. 15 Feb 03. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica--CA.  Moorten Bot. Gard. in Palm Spgs. 15 Feb 03. 028.jpg

Justicia californica--CA. Moorten Bot. Gard. in Palm Spgs. 15 Feb 03. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica--CA.  Moorten Bot. Gard. in Palm Spgs. 15 Feb 03. 029.jpg

Justicia californica--CA. Moorten Bot. Gard. in Palm Spgs. 15 Feb 03. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica--CA.  The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert. 15 Feb 03. 014.jpg

Justicia californica--CA. The Living Desert Zoo & Gardens, Palm Desert. 15 Feb 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica--AZ. Tucson Bot. Garden. 11 Sep 01. 002.jpg

Justicia californica--AZ. Tucson Bot. Garden. 11 Sep 01. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica--AZ. Tucson Bot. Garden. 11 Sep 01. 003.jpg

Justicia californica--AZ. Tucson Bot. Garden. 11 Sep 01. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (4).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (1).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (10).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (10).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (7).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140.jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (5).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (2).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (9).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (8).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (3).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (6).jpg

Justicia californica, C. Davidson 11645--California. Riverside Co. 1 April 2010. 140 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Arizona, California, Mexico Northwest (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 5 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

February 15, 2003

Location

United States, California, Riverside (Moorten Botanical Gardens)

Location Remarks

1701 So. Palm Canyon Dr., Palm Springs

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

September 11, 2001

Location

United States, Arizona (Tucson Botanical Gardens)

Location Remarks

2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ. 85712

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

February 15, 2003

Location

United States, California (The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens)

Location Remarks

47900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. 11645

April 1, 2010

Location

United States, California, Riverside County (Palm Desert, Palms to Pines Highway (Highway 74), ca. 3 miles S of junction with Highway 111.)

33.664333, -116.399056

Location Remarks

Palms to Pines Highway (Highway 74), ca. 3 miles S of junction with Highway 111.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

February 15, 2003

Location

United States, California (Living Desert Zoo and Gardens)

Location Remarks

47900 Portola Ave., Palm Desert.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Justicia

Specific Epithet

californica

Authorship

(Benth.) D.N.Gibson

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#258,691 of 335,497

Top 78%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →