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Ruellia L.
wild petunia
       
Symbol:   RUELL  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Acanthaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.
 
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Ruellia L.

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Distribution:
Ruellia L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Ruellia L.

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) Ezcurra. .
Ruellia brevifolia
tropical wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia caerulea Morong. . Image Available.
Ruellia caerulea
Britton's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F. Gmel.) Steud.. . Image Available.
Ruellia caroliniensis
Carolina wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia chartacea (T. Anderson) Wassh.. .
Ruellia chartacea
Peruvian wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia ciliatiflora Hook.. .
Ruellia ciliatiflora
hairyflower wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia coccinea (L.) Vahl. .
Ruellia coccinea
yerba maravilla
Distribution of Ruellia corzoi Tharp & F.A. Barkley. .
Ruellia corzoi
Corzo's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia davisiorum Tharp & F.A. Barkley. .
Ruellia davisiorum
Rio Grande wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia devosiana hort. Makoy ex A.E. Murray. .
Ruellia devosiana
Brazilian wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia dipteracanthus Hemsl.. . Image Available.
Ruellia dipteracanthus
Distribution of Ruellia drummondiana (Nees) A. Gray. . Image Available.
Ruellia drummondiana
Drummond's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia drushelii Tharp & F.A. Barkley. .
Ruellia drushelii
Drushel's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia humilis Nutt.. . Image Available.
Ruellia humilis
fringeleaf wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia malacosperma Greenm.. .
Ruellia malacosperma
softseed wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia metziae Tharp. .
Ruellia metziae
Metz's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia noctiflora (Nees) A. Gray. .
Ruellia noctiflora
nightflowering wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A. Gray) Urb.. . Image Available.
Ruellia nudiflora
violet wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley. .
Ruellia occidentalis
western wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia parryi A. Gray. . Image Available.
Ruellia parryi
Parry's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia patula Jacq.. . Image Available.
Ruellia patula
Distribution of Ruellia pedunculata Torr. ex A. Gray. . Image Available.
Ruellia pedunculata
stalked wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia prostrata Poir.. .
Ruellia prostrata
prostrate wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia purshiana Fernald. .
Ruellia purshiana
Pursh's wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia strepens L.. . Image Available.
Ruellia strepens
limestone wild petunia
Distribution of Ruellia tuberosa L.. .
Ruellia tuberosa
minnieroot
Distribution of Ruellia yucatana (Leonard) Tharp & F.A. Barkley. .
Ruellia yucatana
Yucatan wild petunia
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ruellia L.

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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
 

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Ruellia L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34371.
 
 
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