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San Francisco Botanical Gardens, native to Central America.I
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A species native to the Brazilian Amazon region. Bloedel Conservatory, Vancouver.
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Found from Southern Mexico to Costa Rica, but there appears to be two concepts of this species. Common names include Cola de Zorro Amarillo (yellow foxtail).
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Native to northern Mesoamerica, where it is known as Camaron. UC Botancial Gardens, Berkeley.
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Known in folk medicine circles as Muitle. Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix.
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The Brazilian Plume Flower is native to southeast Brazil and Northeast Argentina, but has been widely planted in tropical gardens.
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A widespread shrub, here in Juyjuy Province, Argentina.
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A flower of Justicia trinervia from Acanthaceae.
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An unusual plant found in the southern tropics of South America. Photo from near Iguazu, Argentina. There are also pink-flowered forms.
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At the Bloedel Conservatory in Vancouver. Native to eastern Brazil.
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An unusual form of Justicia, some would claim it should be called Beloperone amherstiae. Native to the southernmost Neotropics. Photo from near the Argentina-Brazil border.
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Toro Amarillo, Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Flowers of Rungia pectinata from Acanthaceae. These tiny flowers are 2 mm small and form a beautiful carpet. Unfortunately we went around the time it starts drying.
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Tuis, Cartago Province, Costa Rica
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A flower of Justicia gendarussa from Acanthaceae.
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Anton Valle, Cocle Province. Panama
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Mainly native to the southern U.S. and Mexico.
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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Known by names such as Chuparosa and Beloperone, this species is found in arid areas of southern California and Baja California. Here growing in sand at Cachora Beach, Baja.
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Justicia brandegeeanashrimp plant. Native of Mexico. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA.