Shrimp Plant

With its nickname "Shrimp Plant" it is easy to see how this plant received its name. Truly amazing how this resembles a shrimp. I thought how it could be used as a lure for fishing coastal waters.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

I feel very dumb for not seeing it. Which part looks like a shrimp? Posted 9 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  Not dumb I should have taken a shot at an angle that best represents the association to a shrimp. At this angle you really need to look but the pinkish leaves overlaying one another form the tail which ends with a white tip along with a string like fiber coming out the very tip of each cluster. I will try to get a better angle next time I see one (if I see one again). Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks, looking forward to that side view. This view is beautiful though. Posted 9 years ago

The Shrimp Plant

"Justicia brandegeeana", the Mexican shrimp plant, shrimp plant or false hop, is an evergreen shrub in the genus "Justicia" of the acanthus family Acanthaceae, native to Mexico, and also naturalized in Florida.

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Similar species: Lamiales

Species identified by Stephen Philips

By Stephen Philips

Uploaded May 1, 2016. Captured Apr 27, 2016 10:52 in 7913 E Granada Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257, USA.

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