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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (2/8/20):
Ruellia ciliosa
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia caroliniensis ssp. ciliosa var. cinerascens
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
The Biota of North America Program. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Ruellia caroliniansis ssp. ciliosa var. cinerascens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 171-03-006:
Ruellia ciliosa
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ruellia ciliosa
COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Wild Petunia, Dwarf Wild Petunia
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ruci4_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_ruellia_ciliosa1a
July Richmond County NC
Stemless or w very short stem; leaves lustrous, often strongly tinged brown, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_ruellia_ciliosa8
July Richmond County NC
One or a few flowers, erect, their mouths facing up, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.