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American Water-Willow

Justicia americana

Photo by JackGraham
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Description:

Small plants with oval leaves growing in a clump on the shady bank of a stream. The flowers are very small and grow in a cluster. The flowers also look like tiny orchids.

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Justicia americana, Justicia americana

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JackGraham
I found 1 other image of this, but the people that wrote the blog associated with the picture didn't know what it was either. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nurturecode.com/wp-content/gallery/lockhart-flowers/native_orchid.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nurturecode.com/lockhart-you-so-crazy/&h=501&w=750&tbnid=quT73zbxkgP0yM:&zoom=1&docid=wbqSzi9s9rqLoM&hl=en&ei=5syyU7f_L4qgyASRt4CgCQ&tbm=isch&client=safari&ved=0CB8QMygCMAI

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PublishedJuly 1, 2014

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