NameThatPlant.net: Ruellia caroliniensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia caroliniensis FAMILY Acanthaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Carolina Wild-petunia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis FAMILY Acanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-03-007:

Ruellia caroliniensis FAMILY Acanthaceae

COMMON NAME:
Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia caroliniensis FAMILY Acanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis FAMILY Acanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-03-007:
Ruellia caroliniensis FAMILY Acanthaceae

1282

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to moist forests and woodlands, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles to 12mm long

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Blue-violet (rarely pink)
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
4 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown/Yellow-brown
Capsule

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