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Showing 1–48 of 76 plants in Acanthaceae
African Coromandel
Asystasia intrusa
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Bengal Trumpet
Thunbergia grandiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Acanthaceae
Native
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Blue Eranthemum
Eranthemum pulchellum
Acanthaceae
Blue Lips
Sclerochiton harveyanus
Acanthaceae
Blue Pussyleaf
Nelsonia canescens
Acanthaceae
Blue Trumpet Vine
Thunbergia laurifolia
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Branched Foldwing
Dicliptera brachiata
Acanthaceae
Native
Brazilian Red-Cloak
Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Brazilian Ruellia
Ruellia elegans
Acanthaceae
Brillantaisia lamium
Acanthaceae
Browne's Blechum
Ruellia blechum
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Bush Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Cardinals Guard
Pachystachys spicata
Acanthaceae
Cardinal’s Guard
Odontonema cuspidatum
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Caricature-Plant
Graptophyllum pictum
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Native
Carolina Scalystem
Elytraria caroliniensis
Acanthaceae
Native
Chinese Rain Bell
Strobilanthes hamiltoniana
Acanthaceae
Chinese Violet
Asystasia gangetica
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive II
Ciliate Ruellia
Ruellia ciliosa
Acanthaceae
Native
Common Wild Petunia
Ruellia nudiflora
Acanthaceae
Native
Cooley's Water-Willow
Justicia cooleyi
Acanthaceae
NativeEndemicImperiled
Coral Creeper
Barleria repens
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Creeping Ruellia
Ruellia squarrosa
Acanthaceae
Dyschoriste humilis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Everglades Water-Willow
Justicia angusta
Acanthaceae
Native
Firecracker-Flower
Crossandra infundibuliformis
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Firespike
Odontonema tubaeforme
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Flame Acanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Acanthaceae
Native
Freshcut
Justicia pectoralis
Acanthaceae
Native
Giant Hygro
Hygrophila corymbosa
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Golden Shrimp Plant
Pachystachys lutea
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Green-Flowered Yeatesia
Yeatesia viridiflora
Acanthaceae
Native
Gulf Swampweed
Hygrophila lacustris
Acanthaceae
Native
Hairy Ruellia
Ruellia humilis
Acanthaceae
Native
Hairyflower Ruellia
Ruellia ciliatiflora
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Hop-Headed Barleria
Barleria lupulina
Acanthaceae
Hygrophila costata
Acanthaceae
Native
Indian Swampweed
Hygrophila polysperma
Acanthaceae
IntroducedInvasive I
Justicia amplifolia
Acanthaceae
Native
Justicia comata
Acanthaceae
Native
Justicia pringlei
Acanthaceae
Native
King's-Crown
Justicia carnea
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Lance-Leaved Water-Willow
Justicia lanceolata
Acanthaceae
Native
Looseflower Water-Willow
Justicia ovata
Acanthaceae
Native
Mexican Honeysuckle
Justicia spicigera
Acanthaceae
Introduced
Sources: verified observations and photos from iNaturalist contributors, descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), and the Florida Invasive Species Council plant list.