PLANTS Profile for Ruellia occidentalis (western wild petunia)

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PLANTS Profile

Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley
western wild petunia

Symbol:

RUOC4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Acanthaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Forb/herb

L48

More Information:

Images:
Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley

Synonyms:
Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley

	RUNUO	Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A. Gray) Urb. var. occidentalis (A. Gray) Leonard
	RUST8	Ruellia strictopaniculata Tharp & F.A. Barkley
	RUTUO	Ruellia tuberosa L. var. occidentalis A. Gray

Distribution:
Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley


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USA (TX)

Related Taxa:
Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley

View 36 genera in Acanthaceae, 26 species in Ruellia

Classification:
Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley

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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 occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley – western wild petunia

More Accounts and Images:
Ruellia occidentalis (A. Gray) Tharp & F.A. Barkley

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504898.

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

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 09:12 PM CDT