Anisacanthus quadrifidus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Anisacanthus
Species:
A. quadrifidus
Binomial name
Anisacanthus quadrifidus
(Vahl) Nees
Synonyms
  • Justicia quadrifida Vahl basionym
  • Anisacanthus virgularis (Salisb.) Nees
  • Anisacanthus wrightii var. brevilobus S.H.Hagen
  • Justicia hyssopifolia Gouan ex Nees
  • Justicia superba Nees
  • Justicia virgularis Salisb.
var. wrightii (Torr.) Henrickson
  • Anisacanthus junceus (Torr.) Hemsl.
  • Anisacanthus wrightii (Torr.) A. Gray
  • Drejera wrightii Torr.

Anisacanthus quadrifidus is a species of flowering plant native to west and south-central Texas in the United States and adjacent northern Mexico down through the state of Oaxaca. It is an increasingly common ornamental shrub in Texas and is cultivated in other parts of the Southwestern United States.

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