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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
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Read about Night-blooming Wild Petunia from Linda Chafin and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ruellia noctiflora
COMMON NAME:
Night-flowering Wild Petunia, Night-blooming Wild Petunia
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ruellia_noctiflora_19
July
Corolla 6-10cm long, opening at night and withering by mid-morning, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ruellia_noctiflora_40
July
Flowers more than 3" across, glistening white, with 5 spreading petals, per Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ruellia_noctiflora_54
July
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ruellia noctiflora
FAMILY
Acanthaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ruellia noctiflora
3774
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Rare (an endemic)
Habitat: Wet pinelands and savannas, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White to pale lavender
Bisexual
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed funnelform(?) salverform(?) corolla
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
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