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



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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)

Ruellia caroliniensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern US (Long, 1970)

Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis

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

Ruellia caroliniensis   FAMILY Acanthaceae

(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Ruellia parviflora

 

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


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_rupa21_001_lvd

        

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JK Marlow    jkm080616_042

June    Oconee County    SC

Corolla funnelform, with tube, open throat, 5 subequal petals, 2-cleft stigma, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm080616_042b

June    Oconee County    SC

A somewhat hairy plant, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm080616_049

June    Oconee County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm140623_185

June    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

Flowers in sessile clusters in upper axils, very few open at any one time, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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JK Marlow    jkm180604_2705

June    McCormick County    SC

Parks Mill

Funnel-form flowers in sessile clusters in middle and upper nodes, per Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005).

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm180618_2927

June    Greenville County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm180621_2938

June    Greenville County    SC

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm180623_2951

June    Greenville County    SC

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm200623_988

June    Greenville County    SC

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm090704_032

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm100702_128

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm100702_132

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm100702_133

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm100702_137

July    Greenville County    SC

Swamp Rabbit Trail

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JK Marlow    jkm120728_017b

July    Abbeville County    SC

Parson's Mountain Recreation Area

Leaves ovate, lanceolate or elliptic, pubescent or glabrate, petioles to 12mm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm120728_017c

July    Abbeville County    SC

Parson's Mountain Recreation Area

Calyx lobes usually hirsute, linear-setaceous, 15-22mm long, < 2mm wide, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Ruellia caroliniensis, Carolina Wild-petunia, Common Wild-petunia, Hairy Ruellia

JK Marlow    jkm210824_3002

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Fruit is a smooth capsule, 0.5-0.6" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

 

 

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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge (Wofford, 1989)
Ruellia caroliniensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH The Genera of Acanthaceae in the Southeastern US (Long, 1970)
Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. caroliniensis var. caroliniensis

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

(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ruellia parviflora

 

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1282

Forb
Perennial

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common

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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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