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Acanthaceae
Ruellia

not marked as a favorite taxon Ruellia Linnaeus. Common name: Wild-petunia.

Key to Ruellia

A genus of about ca. 375 species, of the tropics and temperate North America and Old Workd (Africa, etc.). Manzitto-Tripp & Daniel (2023) developed a subgeneric classification of Ruellia, followed here. Our species fall into three of the 15 sections: section Boreosilva (including most of our native species), section Ruellia (including some species from the western portion of our region), and section Blechum (with two non-native species).

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References: Daniel (2013); Ezcurra & Daniel (2007); Fernald (1945); Long (1970); Manzitto-Tripp & Daniel (2023); Tripp et al. (2009); Turner (1991); Ward (2007c); Wasshausen (1998). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Ruellia© Keith Bradley | Ruellia succulenta | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Ruellia© Bruce A. Sorrie | Ruellia ciliosa | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Ruellia© Alan M. Cressler | Ruellia noctiflora | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Ruellia© Alan M. Cressler | Ruellia succulenta
image #5 of Ruellia© Richard & Teresa Ware | Ruellia strepens CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Ruellia© Gary P. Fleming | Ruellia purshiana | Original Image ⭷

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