PLANTS Profile for Ruellia caroliniensis (Carolina wild petunia)

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Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.
Carolina wild petunia

Symbol:

RUCA4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

©Mark W. Skinner. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. July 4, 1982. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

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Distribution:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.


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Related Taxa:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 26 species in Ruellia or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. caroliniensis. .

Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis
Carolina wild petunia

Distribution of Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long. .

Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa
Carolina wild petunia

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Acanthaceae – Acanthus family
Genus	Ruellia L. – wild petunia
Species	Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. – Carolina wild petunia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New Jersey:
Carolina petunia		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Carolina petunia		Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34373.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 09:38 AM CDT