PLANTS Profile for Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa (Carolina wild petunia)

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Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long
Carolina wild petunia

Symbol:

RUCAC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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

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


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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX)

Related Taxa:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 26 species in Ruellia, 2 subspecies in Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long var. cinerascens (Fernald) Kartesz & Gandhi. . Image Available.

Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. cinerascens
Carolina wild petunia

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

Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. heteromorpha
Carolina wild petunia

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long

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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
Subspecies	Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long – Carolina wild petunia

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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:
Ruellia caroliniensis
Carolina petunia		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Ruellia caroliniensis
Carolina petunia		Extirpated

More Accounts and Images:
Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud. ssp. ciliosa (Pursh) R.W. Long

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34375.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 06:32 PM CDT