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Acanthaceae
Ruellia

not marked as a favorite taxon Ruellia noctiflora (Nees) A. Gray. Common name: Night-flowering Wild-petunia. Phenology: (May-) Jun-Jul (-Aug). Habitat: Wet pinelands and savannas. Distribution: E. GA (in counties immediately adjacent to SC) south to ne. FL; Panhandle FL west to se. LA.

Glossary (beta!)

Section: Boreosilva.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: Flowers of R. noctiflora are primarily nocturnal and pollinated by the hawkmoth Dobla hyloseus" (Manzitto-Tripp & Daniel 2023).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl6, GW2, K4, S, WH3, Long (1970), Turner (1991), Ward (2007c), Wasshausen (1998); Dipteracanthus noctiflorus Nees. Basionym: Dipteracanthus noctiflorus Nees 1847

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Ruellia noctiflora© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Ruellia noctiflora© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Ruellia noctiflora© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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