Justicia californica / Beloperone

Justicia californica (Benth.) D. Gibson

Synonyms: = Beloperone californica

Common names: Beloperone, chuparosa

Cahuilla: pisily – “sweet” (Bean and Saubel 1972:47)

Food

Flowers – the nectar was sucked out by the Diegueño, and probably the Cahuilla (Bean and Saubel 1972:47).

Notes

Justicia americana / American water-willow is common along creeks in central Texas and can be found throughout the eastern US growing in water.

Justicia californica (Benth.) D.N.Gibson in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-04-16.
Justicia californica (Benth.) D.N.Gibson observed in United States of America by Henrik Kibak (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Justicia californica (Benth.) D.N.Gibson observed in United States of America by Henrik Kibak (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Justicia californica (Benth.) D.N.Gibson observed in United States of America by Henrik Kibak (licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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