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Acanthaceae
Ruellia

not marked as a favorite taxon Ruellia nudiflora (Engelmann & A. Gray) Urban var. nudiflora. Common name: Violet Wild-petunia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Moist to dry woodlands and forests, disturbed areas, roadsides. Distribution: Alabama west to Texas, south to s. Mexico and Central America.

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Section: Ruellia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = NcTx, Turner (1991); = n/a — S; < Ruellia ciliatiflora W.J. Hooker — FNA18, K4, POWO, Daniel (2013); > Ruellia davisiorum Tharp & Barkley — NS; > Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb. var. hispidula Shinners — Tx; > Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & A.Gray) Urb. var. nudiflora — NS, Tx. Basionym: Dipteracanthus nudiflorus Engelmann & A. Gray 1845

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