Ruellia succulenta Small. Section: Boreosilva. Common name: Smooth Wild-petunia, Thickleaf Wild-petunia. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Pine rocklands, mesic pine flatwoods, marl prairies, wet prairies, disturbed uplands. Distribution: Endemic to s. peninsular FL (Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = S, Fernald (1945), Ward (2007c); = Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Steud. ssp. caroliniensis var. succulenta (Small) R.W.Long — K4, SFla, Long (1970); = Ruellia caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Steud. var. succulenta (Small) R.W.Long — NS, POWO; < Ruellia succulenta Small — Fl6, WH3; Ruellia succulenta Small. Basionym: Ruellia succulenta Small 1905
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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