MJusticia californica - ChuparosaM
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Chuparosa -or- Beloperone -or- Hummingbird Bush (Justicia californica), family Acanthaceae (Acanthus)
As the name suggests this plant is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds.
USES: From the marvelous website Native American Ethnobotany is this: The Diegueno people sucked the flowers for their nectar. This is the only use of the species that is recorded.
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Plant location: Found in Joshua Tree National Park - California - February 22, 2017
Present only in California and Arizona.Plant -
Bloom season: March through June
**This image is from the website http://www.polyploid.net/. Our foliage shot was so poor it was embarrassing to publish.Foliage -
Joshua Tree National Park - California - February 22, 2017
Our specimen had barely started to bloom but had plenty of buds on the bush. -
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