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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Ruellia simplex
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia caerulea
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Ruellia simplex, older name for R. tweediana & R. coerulea (Ezcurra & Daniel, 2007)
Ruellia simplex
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-03-004:
Ruellia brittoniana
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ruellia malacosperma
COMMON NAME:
Mexican Bluebell
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Keith Bradley kab_r_tweediana_77956
June Miami-Dade County FL
Calyx lobes linear, 3.5-10mm long. Corolla tube about equaling throat, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
Keith Bradley kab_r_tweediana_77976
June Miami-Dade County FL
Corolla lobes to 2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.