| Family | ACANTHACEAE |
| Genus species | Justicia wrightii A.Gray |
| Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 329 (1878) |
| Native Range | New Mexico to Texas |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1000-1300m |
| Description | leaves sessile, linear to oblanceolate, strigose, 10-15mm, acute or rounded, margins flat, flowers solitary, 8-12 mm, sessile in axils of leaves |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Ecbolium wrightii (A.Gray) Kuntze |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |