NameThatPlant.net: Ruellia pinetorum

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

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia pedunculata ssp. pinetorum FAMILY Acanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-03-002:

Ruellia pinetorum FAMILY Acanthaceae

COMMON NAME:
Pineland Wild-petunia

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia pedunculata ssp. pinetorum FAMILY Acanthaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-03-002:
Ruellia pinetorum FAMILY Acanthaceae

3087

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to wet pinelands and prairies, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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

LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles to 3mm 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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