Botanical Illustrator

Aquatic Plants:

American Water Willow with narrow opposite leaves and pale purple flowers, in watercolor pencil and watercolor.

American Water Willow (Justicia americana), watercolor pencil & watercolor
Commissioned by: FLW Outdoors Magazine

About American Water Willow:
American water willow is a perennial aquatic plant.

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Justicia
Species: Justicia americana

More information about Water Willow:
Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide: American Water Willow
American Water-Willow

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