Justicia longii
Species of shrub
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Justicia longii, the longflower tube tongue,[1] is an herbaceous perennial subshrub in the family Acanthaceae found in the Arizona Upland of the Sonoran Desert.[2]: 34 Each of its white flowers blooms in the evening and lasts only a single night.[2]: 34 The next morning the corollas fall, littering the ground with a white carpet.[2]: 34 It has a long bloom season from April to October.[2]: 34
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. longii |
| Binomial name | |
| Justicia longii Hilsenb. | |
This species is also present in the Sierra de La Libertad of the central desert in Baja California and in Sonora, Mexico.[3]