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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia simplex
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
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, 1938)
Ruellia malacosperma
COMMON NAME:
Mexican Bluebell, Mexican Petunia
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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.
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Keith Bradley kab_r_tweediana_77968
June Miami-Dade County FL
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Keith Bradley kab_r_tweediana_77976
June Miami-Dade County FL
Corolla lobes to 2cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Ruellia simplex
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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, 1938)
Ruellia malacosperma
2905
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: eastern Mexico
Rare
Habitat: Disturbed areas, commonly cultivated, especially in maritime situations along the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts, persistent and spreading (including by seed) to adjacent areas, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Petioles absent or to 2cm long
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Blue-violet
(rarely pink)
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform corolla
4 included stamens
Superior ovary
Flowers in open cymes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown/Yellow-brown
Capsule
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