| Justicia brandegeeana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Justicia |
| Species: | J. brandegeeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Justicia brandegeeana | |
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Justicia brandegeeana, the Mexican shrimp plant, shrimp plant or false hop,[2] is an evergreen shrub in the genus Justicia of the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Mexico,[1] and also naturalized in Florida.
It grows to 1 m tall (rarely more) with spindly limbs. The leaves are oval, green, 3–7.5 cm long. The flowers are white, extending from red bracts which look somewhat like shrimps, hence the common name "shrimp flower".
The specific epithet is named for the American botanist Townshend Stith Brandegee (1843–1925). It is sometimes misspelled "brandegeana".
- ^ a b "Justicia brandegeeana, Calliaspidia guttata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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