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General Information | |
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Symbol: | RUNU |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb Subshrub |
Native Status: |
L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 nudiflora (Engelm. & A. Gray) Urb. – violet wild petunia |
Subordinate Taxa
The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Ruellia nudiflora . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.
Legal Status
Related Links
More Accounts and Images | |
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (RUNU) | |
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (RUNU) |
Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Everitt | Low | Minor |
Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Everitt |
Sources
Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press. Lubbock. |
Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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High | Average 25-50% of diet | Regular source of cover |
Low | 5-10% of diet | Infrequently used as cover |
Minor | 2-5% of diet | Sparsely used as cover |
Moderate | Average 10-25% of diet | Occasional source of cover |